Legal & Regulatory

Pokerbaazi receives fifth Nagaland online skill games license

Exclusive Baazi Networks Pvt. Ltd., the company which operates online poker website Pokerbaazi is the fifth company to receive a license…

Casinos in Goa safe as BJP-led coalition forms government

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) sprung a surprise by staking claim to the Goa government despite falling four seats short…

Spartan Poker legal battle reaches Calcutta HC; Rajat Agarwal gets interim relief

Exclusive As reported by us earlier, an intense legal battle is shaping up in the Calcutta High Court. The Rajat Agarwal-led…

Sixth offshore casino in Goa likely as HC directs government to issue license to Golden Globe within 24 hours

The Goa bench of the Bombay High Court directed the government to consider renewal of the offshore casino license of…

Law Commission Chairman visits ICE, may consider recommending new gambling legislation to the government

Justice (retired) Balbir Singh Chauhan, the Chairman of the Law Commission of India visited the ICE Gaming Conference in London…

Online rummy gets more competitive with entry of large players; Foreign Direct Investment in skill games remains a grey area

The online rummy space is set to grow more competitive with an aggressive foray in the online rummy space by…

Third petition filed in Gujarat HC to allow poker in clubs

After Indian Poker Association (IPA) and Hotel Ramada in Ahmedabad, AAA Gaming Pvt. Ltd., a Surat-based company has now approached…

No change in TDS threshold for gaming in Budget 2017

The Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley yesterday was expected to simplify the direct taxation system and reduce…

Rival factions of Spartan Poker planning to file lawsuits, trademark objections, no end to dispute in sight

Exclusive The battle between two factions of Spartan Poker is set to get ugly, with the Pokerguru-faction led by Rajat Agarwal…

Second petition to allow poker games filed in Gujarat HC

Two months after Kizhakke Naduvath Suresh of the Indian Poker Association (IPA) filed a petition in the Gujarat High Court seeking…