Legal & Regulatory

Raj Kundra linked company withdraws real money stock game following media and SEBI pressure

Days after the media and the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) raised questions about the legality of stock…

Malta exempts fantasy sports from gambling ambit, to have separate licensing regime for skill games

The Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) has exempted fantasy sports from the onerous requirement of obtaining a license under the country's Remote…

Are stock market games operating illegally?

Over the past few days, there has been lot of controversy in the media over the legality of games based…

Nagaland government issues first LOI for online skill games

The Nagaland government has issued its first Letter of Intent (LOI) to Club Empire Tech Pvt. Ltd., an online rummy…

New government data says 1.25 lakh cases under Gambling Act in 2014

Figures released by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs indicate that a total of 125494 cases under Gambling Acts of…

SC says Lodha committee recommendation to legalise betting falls in the domain of legislature

The Supreme Court pronounced its order on the recommendations of the Lodha committee report today, asking the BCCI to implement a…

Opposition claims credit, demands stringent law to ban locals in Sikkim casinos

Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM), the principal opposition party in Sikkim has claimed credit for the recent amendment in rules banning…

Locals banned from entering casinos in Sikkim, entry fee hiked

Exclusive The Sikkim government has amended the Sikkim Casinos (Control & Tax) Rules, 2007 to ban locals from entering casinos and…

Nagaland govt notifies Online Skill Games Rules, to issue LOIs very soon [Exclusive]

Exclusive The Nagaland government has notified the Nagaland Prohibition of Gambling and Promotion and Regulation of Online Games of Skill Rules,…

Newly created trade body demands opening up of FDI in gambling and betting

The All India Gaming Federation (AIGF), a not-for-profit organisation registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 and working towards promotion…