The Bengaluru police under new Additional Commissioner of Police (Crime) Alok Kumar has undertaken a crackdown on the mushrooming card rooms in the garden city. According...
Three days after Glaws had exclusively reported that online poker portal 9stacks has raised Rs. 21 crores (around US$ 3 million) in a Series A funding...
The Goa cabinet through circulation of papers granted a six month extension to offshore casinos in the state to remain stationed in the River Mandovi. State...
One day after it was reported that the central GST authorities in Punjab investigated four major lottery companies in the country, the Times of India in...
Exclusive Sparskills Technologies Private Limited, the parent company of online poker portal 9stacks has raised Rs. 21 crores (approximately US$3 million) in a Series A funding...
India’s top three lottery distributors: Essel Group, Martin Group and Sugal & Damani Group have been slapped with cases for evasion of Goods and Services Tax...
Online poker website PokerDangal’s parent company, Xeta Networks Pvt. Ltd. has acquired PokerMet, an online gaming website run by Kolkata-based XLN Media Solutions Pvt. Ltd. for...
Exclusive Play Games24x7 Pvt. Ltd., the company that operates leading rummy website RummyCircle, will be launching a new real money betting website focused on International horse racing...
Caretel Infotech Limited, a business process outsourcing and software company promoted by the Dalmia Group has become the latest major business conglomerate to foray into the...
Exclusive Viaan Industries Limited, the listed company promoted by businessman Raj Kundra and his wife Shilpa Shetty is set to launch a new poker website and mobile...
The writ petitions filed by online rummy companies challenging the Telangana Gaming (Amendment) Act, 2017 has gathered steam with the Andhra Pradesh and Telangana High Court...
IIM-Ahmedabad graduate Sudhir Kamath is a late entrant to the poker industry in India. After having a successful career as a consultant at McKinsey and later...
A division bench of the Gujarat High Court comprising Chief Justice R. Subhash Reddy and Justice Vipul M. Pancholi once again adjourned a clutch of petitions...
Fantasy sports market leader Dream11 (Dream11 Fantasy Pvt. Ltd.) has secured fresh funding of US$100 million (around Rs. 719 crores) from Chinese social media and gaming giant...
Eventus International, Hong Kong has announced the agenda and speakers for the 2-day Strategic Platform for iGaming Conference & Exhibition (SPICE) 2019. The announcement about the...
PokerNation, the online poker website operated by Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament (MP) Subhash Chandra’s Essel Group, has decided to stop operations from 15th September onwards,...
Private airline company SpiceJet has announced that it would be starting its daily flight service to Pakyong airport in Sikkim from 4th October onwards, as per...
The India Cruise Lines Association (INCLA), a newly formed industry body to lobby for cruise ships has urged the government to allow casinos aboard cruise ship...
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The All India Gaming Federation (AIGF) has announced that it would be hosting a ‘Pro Series’ event to promote skill gaming in India. The ‘Pro series’ will...
Online poker website Adda52 has announced that it will be hosting the first every edition of its flagship Deltin Poker Tournament (DPT) in Sikkim. Branded ‘DPT...
Australia-listed casino operator Silver Heritage Group has announced that it has purchased 7.45 hectares (around 18.4 acres) of land in the Jhapa district of eastern Nepal...
Delta Corp Ltd., India’s only listed gaming company has announced the second edition of its flagship ‘Trio’ Teen Patti tournament on board the Deltin Royale casino...
The Myanmar government has introduced a new Gambling Bill, 2018, that seeks to amend the existing gambling law, to the to Pyithu Hluttaw (Lower House of Parliament)...
India’s most trusted poker website, PokerBaazi.com has launched its new website and smartphone apps on 21st August, 2018. The website and apps flaunt an intuitive and...
New fantasy sports website 11Wickets.com has announced that it has engaged popular Bollywood actress and model Sunny Leone as their brand ambassador. As part of the...
Delhi-based BigStack Apparel Private Limited has launched a new online shopping portal, Big Stack, that offers premium fashion wear and accessories themed around the game of...
Canada-based The Stars Group, the parent company of the PokerStars brand, said that its India product is still in its nascent stage and that the company...
Indian payment services company Paytm and Alibaba-backed Chinese technology company AGTech Holdings Limited have infused US$ 16 million into their new gaming venture, Gamepind Entertainment Pvt....
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Almost fifteen months after the Telangana government passed an ordinance banning online skill games for stakes, the Andhra Pradesh and Telangana High Court is yet to...
Bengaluru-based Indian Poker Association (IPA) has announced that it will be starting a new poker room at Ranchi’s Holiday Home hotel in Jharkhand on 15th August....
Legendary West Indies cricketer Chris Gayle has signed up with online poker website Adda52 to be its new brand ambassador. As Adda52’s mascot, Gayle will be...
Exclusive In an important announcement that will invigorate the gaming industry, Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar made a statement on the floor of the legislative assembly today...
The Nepal government has decided not to go ahead with a June 2018 tourism department proposal to bring a separate legislation to regulate the casino industry....
Six Members of Parliament (MPs) of the Lok Sabha raised an unstarred question in Parliament today on the central government’s plan to legalise and regulate betting...
Exclusive Union Minister for Law & Justice, Ravi Shankar Prasad, in a statement tabled in the Rajya Sabha has stated that the 276th Law Commission report...
Exclusive Two Rajya Sabha Members of Parliament (MPs) have raised starred questions on the status of the recent Law Commission report that recommended on gambling and...
The World Poker Tour (WPT), one of the world’s largest poker tournament organisers, will be hosting its second edition of WPT India tournament from 13th-19th November,...
Industry body The Rummy Federation (TRF) hosted a half-day ‘Skill Gaming Summit’ at Hotel Taj Mahal Palace in Mumbai on 19th July. The event saw a...
Exclusive Over one month after Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling announced that local residents would be banned from accessing gaming kiosks set up by Golden Gaming,...
Online rummy website Adda52 Rummy, a subsidiary of Delta Corp Ltd., India’s largest and only listed gaming company, conducted India’s biggest live rummy event, the ‘Indian Rummy Challenge’...
The finals of the FIFA World Cup Russia 2018 is on Sunday, 15th July. And we know that millions of football ardent fans in India will be...
After successfully hosting the Sports Betting & Gaming India (SBGI) conference in Goa in February this year, Hong Kong-based events company Eventus International has announced the...
Fantasy sports focused industry body Indian Federation of Sports Gaming (IFSG) recently appointed British lawyer John Loffhagen as its president. An international legal expert having more than...
India’s leading opposition party, the Congress party, targeted the Narendra Modi-led central government for focusing on legalising gambling and betting when the economy is in distress....
In a move that is bound to evoke controversy and considerable public reaction, the Law Commission of India on Thursday released its 276th Report titled ‘Legal...
After more than one year of deliberations and research, the Law Commission of India led by its Chairman, Justice (retd.) BS Chauhan, has finally submitted its...
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Exclusive The Calcutta High Court in its order on 28th June, has confirmed that the Rajat Agarwal (PokerGuru) and Amin Rozani (Indian Poker Championship) factions of Spartan...
IPO-bound Nazara Technologies Limited has acquired a 27.42% stake in Jatia Education Private Limited, the company that operates real money skill-based quiz app CrimzonCode for an...
For those who have tracked the poker and gaming industry in India, the name Jim Ramm needs no introduction. One of the early movers in the...
Goa casinos are an important part of the state’s economy and will continue to remain an integral part of the state’s landscape, says a recent study...
The Gujarat High Court once again adjourned the matters pertaining to the legality of poker by at least one more month, without conducting any substantial hearing....
Exclusive PokerGuru founder Rajat Agarwal and the current The Spartan Poker management (led by Managing Director Amin Rozani) are in advanced stages of discussion to amicably settle...
Delhi-based chartered accountant Gaurav Gaggar has been one of the early movers in the online poker space. He was one of the key persons responsible for...
Industry body The Rummy Federation (TRF) has announced that it would be hosting a ‘Skill Gaming Summit’ at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Mumbai on...
Online poker website Adda52 has announced that it will be hosting the next edition of its flagship Deltin Poker Tournament (DPT) from 26th-29th July, 2018 at...
In this special interview, PokerBaazi founder Navkiran Singh, a graduate of Manipal Institute of Technology discusses how he got involved in the poker industry, his struggle...
Exclusive University of Pennsylvania graduate Harsh Jain along with his friend Bhavit Sheth decided to start a fantasy sports portal in India a decade ago, in 2008,...
It is party time for the users of Kolkata headquartered newest real money poker website, PokerLion. And what the occasion is? PokerLion has just launched their...
Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling announced that local residents of the state will be banned from accessing online betting and gaming parlours set up by...
Australia-listed casino operator Silver Heritage Group has announced that it has entered into an out-of-court settlement with its former partner Rajendra Bajgain. The company announced that...
The second edition of the Poker Sports League (PSL), the team-based poker tournament founded by Adda52 and Dabur scion Amit Burman will be broadcast exclusively on...
Adda52 Rummy proudly announces the return of India’s biggest offline rummy tournament- Indian Rummy Challenge which will be held on 14th and 15th July, 2018. Deltin...
Kim Yong Chol, North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un’s top aide and special envoy, reportedly called on the United States to support a plan to build...
Data released by the All India Federation of Lottery Trade (AIFLTAI) has revealed that the government has earned Rs. 3,948 crores through Goods and Services Tax (GST)...
Online skill-gaming startup Oceanking Software Solutions LLP, the entity that operates Baadshah Gaming, has raised an undisclosed second round of funding, that was led by its...
The Nepalese government has announced that it will be submitting a new casino bill aimed at encouraging foreign investment into the sector, and bring its existing...
IPO- bound social gaming company Nazara Technologies has acquired 70% stake in Kenyan real-money betting company NZ World Kenya Ltd., as per media reports. While Nazara will...
Bollywood actor Arbaaz Khan has been summoned by the Thane police in Maharashtra for questioning over betting on Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket matches, as per...
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Goa Law Minister and one of the seniormost leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the state, Francis D’Souza, supported the idea of legalisation of matka gambling...
PokerStars India pro Muskan Sethi, today announced further details around the official launch of the first edition of Global Poker League India (GPL India). Launched in collaboration with...
Weeks after the resignation of its non-executive chairman David Green, Silver Heritage Group has announced that entrepreneur and investor James Spenceley will be the new non-executive...
The All India Gaming Federation (AIGF) hosted the second edition of its annual ‘India Gaming Conclave’ at The Lalit Hotel in New Delhi yesterday. The chief...
Raj Kundra and Shilpa Shetty promoted Viaan Industries has launched a new ‘Game of Dot’ (GOD), a real money skill-based game, where players have to spot...
The Directorate General of Goods and Services Tax Intelligence (DGGI) searched the offices of Jaipur-based fantasy company MyTeam11 Fantasy Sports Pvt. Ltd. (the company that operates...
Days after Silver Heritage Group Chairman David Green announced that he was resigning from the board of the company with immediate effect due to personal reasons...
On 14th May, 2018, the US Supreme Court in a majority verdict in Murphy (Governor of New Jersey) v. National Collegiate Athletic Association invalidated the Professional and...
Quadrific Media Pvt. Ltd., the company that operates The Spartan Poker, has acquired the online poker website FTR Poker last week. The company has not stated...
Amit Burman and Adda52 promoted Poker Sports League (PSL) hosted the grand finale of the second season of the league from 9th-13th May at the Deltin...
The Goa bench of the Bombay High Court allowed Goan Hotels and Realty Pvt. Ltd., the company that operates Casino Strike in Grand Hyatt hotel, to...
Weeks after the Goa government drastically hiked recurring annual license fees payable by onshore and offshore casinos by almost 400%, at least three onshore casinos have...
Amin Rozani has been one of the most well known and important persons in the poker industry in India. The Spartan Poker Managing Director has always...
In lieu of the 3rd edition of the Asia Gaming Awards, leading online gaming news publisher Asia Gaming Brief (AGB) is announcing the launch of one...
David Green, the chairman and non-executive director of Australia-listed Silver Heritage Group has resigned from the board of the company with immediate effect, as per a...
The All India Gaming Federation (AIGF) was launched in 2016 in New Delhi amidst much fanfare and promise. The not-for-profit body made all the right noises about...
Almost every few days a new poker site is launched in India and most of the times the launch of a new poker website is neither...
Exclusive The Spartan Poker team led by Managing Director Amin Rozani and his brother Vasim have taken over the poker room at the recently restarted Big Daddy...
