In a first, President Ram Nath Kovind is set to honour professional poker player and animal rights activist Muskan Sethi with the ‘Women’s Achievers Award’ next...
NWOS, a poker club operated in the Santacruz area of Mumbai was raided by the Crime Branch of the Mumbai police on Friday evening (13th October)....
Alexandre ‘Alex’ Dreyfus is the CEO of Malta-based Mediarex Sports & Entertainment Ltd., which operates the Global Poker League (GPL) and poker ranking database, Global Poker Index....
The Raj Kundra promoted Match Indian Poker League (Match IPL) is in the news and again for all the wrong reasons. Match IPL, which is promoted...
Delta Corp Ltd has announced the launch of a unique ‘Deltin World Gaming Festival’ (WGF) that will be held from 30th November-4th December 2017 across its...
A full bench of the Supreme Court comprising of Justices Madan Lokur, Abdul Nazeer and Deepak Gupta dismissed a writ petition filed by Chennai-based Krida Sports...
Popular online video platform The Viral Fever (TVF) has announced that it will partner with online rummy website Rummy Circle for the launch of its new...
The Gujarat High Court heard the concluding arguments of all poker clubs as well as the public prosecutor and state government counsel for a few hours...
Online poker website The Spartan Poker hosted the first edition of India Poker Championship (IPC) Awards in a glitzy ceremony at the Sheraton Grand hotel in...
In what may be termed by some as a setback for Viaan Industries and International Federation of Poker (IFP) promoted Match Indian Poker League (Match IPL),...
Social games company Nazara Technologies Pvt Ltd has announced that it will file for an Initial Public Offering (IPO) to list on the bourses by the...
The Gujarat High Court has adjourned the matter pertaining to whether poker can be played with stakes in clubs to 15th September, after two senior counsels...
The Supreme Court on Friday said that it will continue to hear the writ petition filed by Krida Sports and Games Pvt. Ltd. on whether it...
Krida Sports and Games Pvt. Ltd., a Chennai-based company that wants to start rummy operations in Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh has filed a civil...
After the Telangana government passed two ordinances to ban online rummy and other games of skill in the state, it is possible that the Tamil Nadu...
Exclusive A single judge bench of the Gujarat High Court comprising of Justice Rajesh Shukla heard a clutch of special civil petitions pertaining filed by Indian Poker...
Mediarex Sports & Entertainment, which operates the Global Poker League (GPL), a free to enter global poker competition, has announced the launch of an India edition...
In a massive show of strength, around one lakh lottery agents, stockists and sellers gathered at the iconic Azad Maidan in Mumbai today to protest against...
Eventus International is hosting the Sports Betting & Gaming India Conference (SBGI) on 27th and 28th February 2018 in Goa, India. The two-day event promises to have a busy...
Paper and online lottery sellers in Maharahtra have announced closure of their shops on 20th and 21st August, 2017 to protest against the ‘injustice caused due...
Earlier this week, Raj Kundra-promoted Viaan Industries, announced that it was launching a Match Indian Poker League (Match IPL) in collaboration with Switzerland headquartered not-for-profit, International...
Exclusive Silver Heritage Group, an Australian Securities Exchange listed hospitality company, is in the process of developing one of the largest Integrated Resorts in South Asia –...
Although there was some uncertainty earlier, Raj Kundra-promoted Viaan Industries has announced the launch of a new poker league, namely, the Match Indian Poker League (IPL)...
A single judge bench of the Gujarat High Court continued its hearing on the civil petition regarding the legality of poker. Justice Rajesh Shukla heard the...
The Punjab and Haryana High Court in an order dated 18th April, 2017 has ruled that playing fantasy sports online does not amount to gambling and...
Hong Kong-based Silver Heritage Group has announced that its Tiger Palace Resort in Bhairahawa in Nepal is nearing completion and operations will commence by the end...
Weeks after there were reports in the media that the Union Sports and Youth Affairs Ministry is considering studying the regulatory framework in the United Kingdom...
The Kerala government has written to the Union Home Ministry seeking a ban on lotteries conducted by the Mizoram government. The letter states that the Mizoram Lotteries...
Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Isaac claimed yesterday that selling Mizoram lotteries in the state was illegal and without the government’s authorisation. Isaac added that the government...
Mad over Poker is an Indian based online poker website which is set to launch on 3rd August and make its debut into the ever increasing...
The gaming industry saw a major setback last month when the Telangana government issued an ordinance to ban online gambling. Further, the ordinance clarified that only...
Paytm, India’s largest e-wallet company is set to enter into a Joint Venture with AGTech Media and AG Holdings Limited, a Hong Kong listed gaming and...
Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar announced in the legislative assembly that offshore casinos would be shifted to a special entertainment zone on land within the the...
The Union Sports and Youth Affairs ministry is supposedly preparing a proposal to legalise online betting and formulate a regulatory framework for the same. The ministry expects...
Vijai Sardesai, senior leader in the BJP-led ruling coalition in Goa has said that offshore casinos anchored in the River Mandovi should be shifted to a...
The Telangana government issued a fresh ordinance on Saturday to amend the Telangana State Gaming (Amendment) Ordinance, 2017 issued by it last month. The new ordinance...
On 1st June, 2017, Raj Kundra-promoted Viaan Industries Ltd and Switzerland headquartered not-for-profit, the International Federation of Poker (IFP), announced the launch of a new poker...
The writ petitions challenging the Telangana State Gaming (Amendment) Ordinance filed by online rummy websites such as Ace2Three, Rummycircle, Classic Rummy and Junglee Rummy have been...
Telangana Advocate General K Ramakrishna Reddy defended the Telangana State Gaming (Amendment) Ordinance in the Andhra Pradesh and Telangana High Court yesterday. Reddy told a bench...
Delta Corp in a regulatory filing to the stock exchange announced that the amalgamation of Gauss Networks Pvt. Ltd., the holding company of Adda52, is approved...
Playwin, one of the leading private lottery distributors in the country has announced a 30% hike in its lottery ticket prices effective today, as per a...
A division bench of the Andhra Pradesh and Telangana High Court heard the petitions filed by Head Infotech Pvt. Ltd (Ace2Three)., Play Games 24×7 Pvt. Ltd...
The Gujarat High Court is now set to hear the petition filed by a consortium of poker clubs on 6th July. The special civil petition filed...
In a recent order dated 13th June, 2017, the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court reiterated the legal position that playing rummy in clubs is...
Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Isaac expressed satisfaction at the Goods & Services Tax (GST) rate on lottery tickets and said that Kerala played a major role...
At least three rummy companies, Head Infotech Pvt. Ltd. (Ace2Three), Play Games24x7 Pvt. Ltd. (Rummycircle) and Junglee Games Pvt. Ltd. (Junglee Rummy) have filed writ petitions...
Exclusive The Telangana government has brought into force the Telangana State Gaming (Amendment) Ordinance, 2017 (Ordinance No. 4 of 2017). The Ordinance received the assent of...
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced a dual GST rate for lottery tickets in a press conference after the GST Council meeting today. Jaitley noted that GST...
An ordinance to ban online gaming and insert a new definition of cyber gaming in the Telangana Gaming Act, 1974 has been passed by the state...
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao has directed government officials to draft an ordinance to strengthen the state’s anti-gambling laws as per media reports. The ordinance...
Exclusive Leading online rummy website Ace2Three will be investing around one crore rupees in a soon to be launched fantasy sports portal Fan Fight (operated by WCFN...
A single judge bench of the Gujarat High Court headed by Justice GR Udhwani adjourned the joint civil petitions filed by six poker clubs to 23rd...
New World of Sports Club Limited (NWOS), a Pune-based company has started Mumbai’s first poker club in the upmarket Linking Road area of Santacruz. Promoted by...
Delhi-based online poker website Pokerhigh has announced that actor and model Arjun Rampal would be joining them as their brand ambassador. This would be the first...
Global poker giant, Amaya Group has once again reiterated their intention of entering the Indian market by the end of 2017. Eric Hollreiser, vice president of...
It is understood that the seven poker clubs who had filed separate petitions in the Gujarat High Court (which were later tagged together) urging for holding poker...
After starting and shutting down his online poker and stock games venture, British businessman Raj Kundra and his wife Shilpa Shetty Kundra have partnered with the...
The Law Commission of India has issued a public notice inviting suggestions from stakeholders and members of the general public on whether gambling and betting should...
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The Telangana government could possibly promulgate an ordinance to ban online poker and rummy and classify it with other forms of gambling and betting as per...
The Gujarat High Court today adjourned the Indian Poker Association matter (filed by IPA Secretary KN Suresh on behalf of the club) to 9th June, after...
The ugly and public spat between the two factions of Spartan Poker has been partially resolved. A single judge bench of the Calcutta High Court passed...
The GST Council, a constitutional body has announced tax slabs for most goods and services in the council meeting held in Srinagar on 18th and 19th...
The Indore police nabbed the mastermind of a multi-crore illegal gambling racket in Mumbai, as per local media reports. The accused has been identified as Ramesh Chaurasia,...
Asia Gaming Brief (AGB) announced the winners of Asia Gaming Awards 2017, recognizing achievements from Asia’s leading land-based operators, suppliers and entrepreneurs. Held at the Parisian...
Baadshah Gaming, a poker and fantasy sports portal has entered into a strategic partnership with Mojo Interactive Services India Private Ltd, a subsidiary of Canadian gaming software...
Pokerstars, the world’s biggest poker website has delayed its plans to launch an India website by at least one or two quarters. According to remarks made...
The latest edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) has been marred by fresh allegations of match-fixing to manipulate the outcome of the matches. The Uttar...
It is understood that the Indian Poker Association (IPA) has mentioned the pending poker matter before a vacation bench of the Gujarat High Court for urgent...
The Headquarters Poker Room in Ahmedabad, operated by Vasim Rozani has been raided by the police. This is the third such raid on poker rooms by...
The Indian Poker Association has suspended its poker operations in YMCA Club, Ahmedabad and also its plan to open three more poker clubs in the city....
It seems that the central government has made up its mind to put lotteries in the highest GST slab of 28 per cent, as per a...
Exclusive The Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking legalisation of sports betting has been listed for hearing on 14th July, 2017, along with the Cricket Association of Bihar...
The Surat Police raided a poker club operated by AAA Gaming Pvt. Ltd. on 30th April and arrested 32 persons who were found playing in the...
Canadian Private equity firm Clairvest Group and a consortium of investors have officially announced that they have acquired a majority stake in Head Infotech, the company...
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking its directions to the central government to legalise and regulate sports betting in...
The second edition of the Asia Gaming Awards takes place on the first evening of G2E Asia, Tuesday, May 16, at The Parisian, Macau. The event convenes...
The Andhra Pradesh and Telangana High Court in an order dated 13th April, rejected the plea by four clubs from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, seeking non-interference...
Exclusive Indian Poker Association (IPA) is set to launch four more poker rooms in the country- three in Ahmedabad and one in Delhi by 1st May. KN...
Justice (retired) Balbir Singh Chauhan, Chairman of the Law Commission of India has in a recent interview to Outlook magazine indicated that the decision on whether...
Exclusive Head Infotech Pvt. Ltd. which operates rummy website Ace2Three is set to be acquired by a consortium of foreign funds led by Canadian Private Equity fund...
Union Revenue Secretary Dr. Hasmukh Adhia in an interview to the Indian Express today stated that activities such as betting and gambling could attract Goods &...
A division bench of the Sikkim High Court comprising of Chief Justice Satish K. Agnihotri and Justice Meenakshi Madan Rai upheld the constitutional validity of service...
The Goa government has marginally hiked the recurrring annual casino license fees as well as the fees for transferring casino licenses for the third time in...
Exclusive Sachar Gaming Pvt. Ltd., which operates rummy website khelplayrummy.com and poker website khelplay.com has received the sixth license for operating online skill games. Sachar Gaming is...
The Sports Law & Policy Centre, a Bengaluru-based independent think-tank (formed by the Go Sports foundation and law firm LawNK) has published a white paper titled ‘Games...
Exclusive Baazi Networks Pvt. Ltd., the company which operates online poker website Pokerbaazi is the fifth company to receive a license to operate online poker games from...
The Maharashtra government hiked the tax to be paid on lottery schemes organised by state governments last week. Lottery tax and increase in Value Added Tax...
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) sprung a surprise by staking claim to the Goa government despite falling four seats short of its rival Congress in the...
Exclusive As reported by us earlier, an intense legal battle is shaping up in the Calcutta High Court. The Rajat Agarwal-led Spartan Poker faction has filed a...
