Times Internet Limited, a subsidiary of Bennett Coleman Limited (the group company of The Times of India and other media and entertainment media outlets) has started...
Promoter of Pride Group of Casinos, Rahul Khetrapal, Chinese venture fund ZDream Ventures and angel investors Ankush Nijhawan, Gaurav Bhatnagar and Manish Dhingra, have invested an...
The Delhi High Court on Friday, adjourned a quashing petition filed by poker player Karan Mutha to 1st November, 2018, without hearing the matter. Mutha had...
Brain Duel Games Pvt. Ltd., a venture co-founded by entrepreneurs Gaurav Gaggar and Kunal Lalani, announced the launch of a first of its kind mind sports...
Online rummy website RummyCircle has announced a new ‘Grand Rummy Championship’ between 18th-20th May, 2018 at The Lalit Golf and Spa Resort in Goa. This is...
Social gaming company Nazara Technologies Limited has got approval from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to float its Initial Public Offering (IPO), as...
Eight months after a grand announcement to launch an Indian poker league, Mediarex Sports & Entertainment’s Global Poker League (GPL) has finally announced the tentative schedule...
The world’s largest investment corporation, China-headquartered Tencent is looking at investing around US$ 100 million in India’s biggest fantasy sports website, Dream11 as per a report...
Leading online poker website Adda52 has announced that star cricketer Chris Gayle will be the brand ambassador for the super high roller Deltin Poker Tournament (DPT)...
Online poker website Poker Yaar has announced that it would be participating in Microgaming Poker Network’s MPN International Poker Tournament that is scheduled to be hosted...
Exclusive In this exclusive interview, newly appointed CEO of Sachiko Gaming Pvt. Ltd (PokerStars India), Ankur Dewani, speaks about the company’s vision in India, what is in...
Bhutan Lottery Limited (BLL) the Bhutan government’s state owned lottery company has made a profit of 20.9 million Ngultrum (around Rs. 2.9 crores), as per local...
Legendary chess player Viswanathan Anand would be the chief guest at a lavish ceremony to unveil the teams that would be participating in the second edition...
Raj Kundra promoted Viaan Industries has announced the launch of a new Online Team Poker League (OTPL) in a bid to promote e-sports and online poker...
Exclusive The Law Commission of India has said that it is still in the process of examining/studying the issue of legalisation of betting and gambling. The legal...
Exclusive The order of the division bench of the Bombay High Court declining The Spartan Poker’s head of operations, Nasir Patel’s plea to quash a gambling FIR...
In a surprising ruling, a division bench of the Bombay High Court ruled that playing the game of poker amounts to gambling and is a game...
Exclusive Rational Intellectual Holdings Limited and its India licensee, Sachiko Gaming Private Limited have announced that the PokerStars India website will commence operations on 17th April, 2018,...
Continuing with the trend of hiking recurring casino license fees at the end of every financial year, the BJP-led Goa government has announced that annual license...
Leading online poker website PokerBaazi (Baazi Networks Pvt. Ltd.) has decided to start a new fantasy sports website BalleBaazi, as per information released by the company....
Exclusive Senior Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament (MP) and actress Jaya Bachchan, recently raised a question about regulating online gambling and betting and the Law Commission’s proposed...
Indian poker industry is abuzz with new entrants. In last 2 years more than 6 new Poker platforms have emerged. One platform which packs the most...
A soon to be launched Indian fantasy sports website, StarPick.in, has signed an agreement with Sweden-based Scout Gaming Group to avail its daily fantasy sports platform....
The Maharashtra government is planning to introduce a new legislation to curb the menace of online gambling and betting, as per a statement given by Minister...
The union territory of Puducherry is on the verge of allowing sale of state lottery tickets as per news reports. State Unit President of the Bharatiya...
Leading fantasy sports website Dream11 has signed a deal with Star India to be the associate sponsor of the eleventh edition of the Indian Premier League...
Exclusive Canada-based The Stars Group Inc. (earlier known as Amaya Gaming Group) has partnered with lottery and gaming conglomerate, Sugal & Damani, for its India-facing online poker...
A division bench of the Gujarat High Court could not take up a clutch of Letters Patent Appeal (LPA) challenging a single judge’s order dated 4th...
Head Infotech Pvt. Ltd., the company that operates leading rummy website Ace2Three, has picked up a majority stake in Gurugram-based fantasy sports website FanFight (operated by...
Online poker website Adda52, a subsidiary of gaming and hospitality conglomerate Delta Corp, successfully hosted a unique ‘Big Millions’ tournament, which was perhaps the first Indian...
Australia-listed and Hong Kong-based Silver Heritage Group has announced a two day extravaganza to mark the formal launch of its Tiger Palace resort and casino, situated...
In April 2017, a single judge bench of the Punjab & Haryana High Court rejected a complaint by an advocate, Varun Gumber, to initiate criminal proceedings...
As per of its corporate social responsibility, online poker website The Spartan Poker collaborated with prominent women’s rights not-for-profit, MukkaMaar, to host an event highlighting the...
Mumbai-based Sachar Gaming Pvt. Ltd. has announced that it would be shutting down operations of its poker website Khelplay.com by 15th March, 2018 as part of...
South Africa based Eventus International hosted a successful and well attended two-day event, Sports Betting and Gaming India (SBGI) conference on 27th and 28th February at...
Leading fantasy sports operator Dream11 has roped in Indian cricket team wicket-keeper and former captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni as its brand ambassador. Dhoni, who has led...
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu in an interview to a media outlet on 27th February, dropped clear hints that regulation or ban on card...
The Indian Federation of Sports Gaming (IFSG), successfully hosted its half-day long flagship event ‘Game Plan’ in The Trident Hotel, Mumbai on 22nd February The event...
Adda52 and Amit Burman promoted Poker Sports League (PSL) has announced that the Kolkata Royals team is up for sale and bids/proposals are open for the...
9stacks, one of the newest online poker websites in the country has in a unique and laudable initiative decided to sponsor nine leading women poker players...
The All India Gaming Federation (AIGF), a not-for-profit industry body created by gaming operators, has partnered with sports data and content provider Betradar to understand, explore opportunities...
Hot on the heels of their massive Leaderboard contest and the launch of their exclusive poker store, Khelo365 has come up with an amazing series of...
Online gaming website Mercury Poker has been acquired by Essel Group’s poker website Pokernation, as per a statement on Mercury Poker’s website. The statement on the...
The division bench of the Gujarat High Court heard the Letters Patent Appeal concerning the legality of poker and whether the game involves a substantial degree...
Chandigarh-based Rummy Passion, which recently got a US$3.75 million investment from UK gaming company Stride Gaming, has announced that British actress Amy Jackson will be its...
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Supreme Court by retired bureaucrat Atul Kumar and journalist Shantanu Guha Ray seeking a probe into...
The Indian Federation of Sports Gaming or IFSG (formerly known as the Federation of Indian Fantasy Sports) has announced a one day event ‘Game Plan 2018’...
Social gaming and e-sports company Nazara Technologies Limited has filed a draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) with the capital markets regulator, Securities and Exchange Board of...
Former promoter of Match Indian Poker League’s Goa Kings team, Sachiin Joshi and the league’s founder Raj Kundra exchanged harsh words against one another over alleged...
Brainduel Games Pvt Ltd., a Delhi-based company promoted by chartered accountant Gaurav Gaggar, organised a live skill gaming tournament at the DDA Siri Fort Sports Complex...
A division bench of the Gujarat High Court, comprising of Chief Justice R. Subhash Reddy and Justice Vipul M Pancholi heard the petition filed by Indian...
Leading online poker website Pokerbaazi has roped in acclaimed boxer Vijender Singh as their brand ambassador. Singh, who is one of the most recognisable non-cricketing sportsperson...
Another petitioner, Hotel Ramada Ahmedabad, has joined Indian Poker Association (IPA) Secretary KN Suresh in filing an appeal against the order of the single judge bench...
The All India Federation of Lotteries Trade and Allied Industries (AIFLTAI) has issued a public appeal in the form of a prominent advertisement in the Economic...
The Bombay High Court while hearing a petition seeking quashing of gambling charges against The Spartan Poker head of operations, Nasir Patel, asked the state government...
Amit Burman and Adda52 owned Poker Sports League (PSL) has signed an agreement with Discovery Networks India, which gives the later exclusive rights to air the...
Pokeryaar.com, operated by Lucknow-based Club Empire Tech Pvt. Ltd., has joined the Microgaming-led India Poker Network, as per a company announcement. Available through download, instant play...
Hong Kong-based and Australian stock exchange listed Silver Heritage Group announced the launch of casino operations at its Tiger Palace integrated resort last week. In a...
2017 has been a tumultuous year for the gaming industry, with several important developments right from imposition of a new Goods and Services Tax that subsumes...
A division bench of the Gujarat High Court comprising of Chief Justice R Subhash Reddy and Justice Vipul M Pancholi heard Indian Poker Association (IPA) Secretary...
Exclusive Three weeks after a single judge bench of the Gujarat High Court passed an order stating poker is a game of chance, with betting being an...
Haryana strongman Gopal Kanda has inked an agreement with fellow state politician Subhash Chandra’s Essel Group to take its Casino Maharaja vessel on lease for one...
The Delhi High Court has agreed to hear a petition seeking recognition of poker as a game of skill and quashing of gambling charges for playing...
Asia Gaming Brief has announced the release of its conference program for the highly-anticipated ASEAN Gaming Summit 2018 that will be held from 20-22 March next...
With only 10 days remaining in Khelo365’s famous LIVE VIP Leaderboard, the race is becoming more and more intense by the hour! Dozens of hungry sharks...
Online skill-gaming website Baadshah Gaming, which is backed by the Pride Group of casinos, has stopped accepting players from Gujarat for its real-money online poker games....
Golden Play Pvt. Ltd., a company linked to the Mumbai-based Golden Gaming and Lottery Group has received a provisional license for starting casino operations in the...
Telangana Governor ESL Narasimhan has given his assent to the Telangana Gaming (Amendment) Bill, 2017 on 1st December, following which the Bill was published in the...
Justice Valmiki Mehta of the Delhi High Court reiterated the position of law stated in the 1967 Supreme Court ruling of State of Andhra Pradesh v....
In an important announcement that will give an impetus to the mind sport of poker, chess grandmaster and Padma Vibhushan awardee, Viswanathan Anand has signed up...
Exclusive A single-judge bench of the Gujarat High Court comprising of Justice Rajesh H. Shukla, in an 85-page judgment dated 4th December, 2017, in Dominance Games Pvt. Ltd....
Justice Rajesh H. Shukla of the Gujarat High Court dismissed the special civil petition filed by KN Suresh of Indian Poker Association, Dominance Games Pvt. Ltd.,...
The Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), a registered not-for-profit trade body that works to enhance online and mobile businesses, has announced a day long...
The Tiger Palace Resort in Bhairawaha, Nepal has received five star certification from the Nepalese Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Silver Heritage Group announced...
Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma announced that the Excise Registration Taxation Stamps Department (ERTS) department has notified the new lottery rules and that there would soon...
A single judge bench of the Gujarat High Court has deferred the judgement in the matter of Dominance Games Pvt. Ltd. and other poker clubs by...
Stride Gaming Plc, a London Stock Exchange listed company that focuses on real-money online bingo and social games has picked up 51% stake in Chandigarh-based Passion...
A division bench of the Bombay High Court (Aurangabad bench) quashed an FIR filed under Sections 4 and 5 of the Maharashtra Prevention of Gambling Act...
A single judge bench of the Gujarat High Court headed by Justice JB Pardiwala summarily dismissed a special criminal application filed by petitioner Samir Bharatbhai Patel,...
Raj Kundra’s Viaan Industries and International Federation of Match Poker (IFMP) promoted Match Indian Poker League (Match IPL) concluded their inaugural season with actor Harman Baweja’s Mumbai All...
Leading online rummy operators Ace2Three and Rummycircle have established ‘The Rummy Federation’ (TRF), a registered not-for-profit society that will work towards empowering online rummy industry and encouraging...
The Telangana legislative council ratified and passed the Telangana Gaming (Amendment) Bill, 2017 yesterday. The Gaming Amendment Bill was already passed by the lower house of...
The Telangana legislative assembly has passed the Telangana Gaming (Amendment) Bill, 2017 today after a brief discussion. The Bill, introduced by state Home Minister Naini Narshimha Reddy...
Amit Burman and Adda52 promoted Poker Sports League (PSL) has recently announced the launch of the second season of PSL- after a successful inaugural edition this year....
WittyGames India Pvt. Ltd., a subsidiary of Head Infotech India Pvt. Ltd. (the company that operates leading online rummy website Ace2Three) has started two new social...
Sikkim is set to get its first public airport at Pakyong village which is 35 kilometres from the state capital Gangtok. As per news reports, the...
A registered not-for-profit trade body, the Federation of Indian Fantasy Sports (FIFS), was officially launched with 13 Indian Fantasy Sports operators attending its inaugural workshop on...
India’s largest gaming company, Delta Corp Ltd., has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Nepalsese company, Everest Hospitality and Hotel Pvt. Ltd. to operate a...
The Telangana government is likely to convert the two ordinances banning online gaming (including betting or wagering on games of skill) into an Act and is...
Ireland headquartered social gaming company KamaGames has announced that it will partner with leading Chinese social gaming company Yoozoo games to make a new social poker game...
