Legal & Regulatory

Legal & regulatory severely restricts gambling activities in South Asia- studying the regulatory model of South Asian nations

This post will describe the legal and regulatory environment in South Asian nations as not much is known about the…

IPL betting and spot-fixing scandal breaks out once again; Sreesanth, other cricketers and bookies charged for cheating

In an explosive betting and spot-fixing scandal in the sixth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) exposed by the…

Saradha chit fund scam: Can lottery laws apply to chit funds such as Saradha?

The multi-thousand crore chit fund scam in West Bengal involving the Saradha group of companies and top state politicians, businessmen…

A primer on horse racing laws in India

Though Indian society has always seen gambling as an immoral activity and vice that deserves to be prohibited, ever since…

Feature: Leading British gaming lawyer Carl Rohsler shares his insights on gaming in UK, India's gambling regulations and models for reforms

In this post we present an interview with British gaming lawyer and partner of International law firm Squire Sanders, Mr.…

Feature: Top American gaming lawyer Anthony Cabot discusses gaming law as a practice area, gaming in USA & other important issues

In this post, we are pleased to present an interview with Mr. Anthony Cabot, Partner of Nevada firm Lewis and…

Exclusive: How Maharashtra tried opening casinos two decades before any other state and passed historic legislation during emergency

Exclusive Digging through the archives in the Maharashtra Law & Judiciary Department it has been found out that the state…

FAQ on taxes and gambling winnings

Despite the earlier post  giving various provisions on taxes on gambling winnings, we have been receiving hundreds of queries seeking…

New Jersey, Nevada and Delaware legalise online gambling- is New Delhi listening?

In recent developments over the past few weeks, three US states have passed Bills legalising online gambling. The tiny and…

WTO delivers a bizarre decision, allows Antigua to legally violate US IP rights for backtracking gambling commitments- Guest post by Vijayaraghavan

The following is a guest post by Vijayaraghavan, student of NUJS who has done extensive research on WTO commitments. In…