Legal & Regulatory

The time is ripe for gambling law reforms

Over the past few years, there has been an exponential increase in wagering activities in India. Gambling activities have morphed…

Columns of the World's leading Gambling Lawyer-For GLaws readers

Professor I. Nelson Rose is recognized as one of the world's leading experts on gambling laws. He has published more…

RTI application filed to seek clarity on gambling laws

I had filed a complaint with the Chief Information Commission (CIC) after the Right to Information (RTI) application filed by…

Gaming Law as a career

Gaming law is the set of laws and regulations that apply to the gambling, lottery, betting and virtual gaming industry.…

A Spot of Bother? Part II

The recent spot-fixing scandal has once again brought to fore the inadequacies in Indian gambling laws. In this second article…

A Spot of Bother? Part I

The recent spot-fixing scandal has once again brought to fore the inadequacies in Indian gambling laws.  In the first of…

Recent Kerala HC decision on lotteries

The Kerala High Court recently announced its verdict on lotteries from outside the state (notably Sikkim and Bhutan lotteries). A…

Information relating to gambling and lottery legislations cannot be disclosed: Government in response to an RTI query

I had filed an application under the Right to Information Act (RTI) with the Union Ministry of Law and Justice,…

Online Gambling goes unabated: Is the government clueless?

As it is apparent from previous posts, gambling laws in India are ambiguous, contradictory and conflicting. Most laws date make…

KBC Ghar Baithe Lakhpati Contest: Are the organisers committing a Criminal Offence?

Just before the commercial break,  Amitabh Bachchan the host of the famous T.V. show Kaun Banega Crorepati asks a Ghar…