As predicted by us in January this year, casinos in Sri Lanka are battling for survival after Maithripala Sirisena took over as the country’s President. Sirisena...
There seems to be major confusion among various government departments in Goa over shifting of casinos out of River Mandovi. Although the government had announced in...
The Nagaland legislative assembly is unlikely to take up the Nagaland Prohibition of Gambling and Promotion and Regulation of Online Games of Skill Bill, 2015 for consideration and passage...
There has been a raging debate in USA over the past few months about the legality of daily fantasy sports (DFS) websites such as Draftkings and...
Newly re-elected Chief Minister of Bihar, Nitish Kumar recently announced a complete ban on sale of all alcoholic beverages in the state of Bihar starting 1st...
In a significant move, two license-holders, Golden Gaming International (formerly Maarm International) and Essel Group (operating under the brand name of Playwin), have finally gone live...
Amit Varma, a libertarian journalist, columnist and novelist has written extensively on the need to legalise gambling, the thrill of poker and free market issues. Varma has...
Delta Corp, Goa’s largest casino company announced that it had obtained a license to operate an onshore casino in its resort ‘Deltin Suites’ in Nerul, Goa....
A recent report in The Times of India indicates that the Congress-led Karnataka government may be amenable to allowing offshore casinos in the state’s territorial waters...
As per a report in The Times of India, the Goa Home Department seems to have initiated the process of framing draft rules for appointment of...
Undeterred by the recent Supreme Court judgment which passed certain adverse but non-binding strictures against online lotteries, the Punjab government through a press release announced its...
In a first of its kind directive by a court in India, a single judge bench of the Andhra Pradesh & Telangana High Court directed rummy...
A 3-judge bench of the Supreme Court comprising of Chief Justice of India HL Dattu, Justice RK Agrawal and Justice Arun Mishra in a recent judgment...
The Sikkim High Court on Wednesday provided double relief to lottery distributors in two separate judgments delivered on 14th October: in one order, the court struck down...
The Bombay High Court on Friday directed the Maharashtra government to take a reasoned stand on whether it intends to implement a four decade old legislation,...
The North-Eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh has become the latest jurisdiction to restart lottery schemes. According to well-placed sources, the Arunachal Pradesh government has started new...
iPleaders in association with Pokerguru.in and GLaws.in has published a summary of the webinar with Sunil Agarwal, Senior Tax Partner at AZB & Partners and former Additional Commissioner...
To clarify various queries on under the new Black Money law and general doubts on compliances under the Foreign Exchange Management and Income Tax Acts, iPleaders...
If you are a rummy enthusiast or just want to know more about the game, this article will help you out in getting an in depth...
Jammu & Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh while on tour in Goa on 3rd September had some surprising words of encouragement for the gaming industry....
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) in a circular dated 3rd September, 2015 (Circular 15/2015) clarified that winnings from offshore online gaming or poker websites...
In a u-turn of sorts, the Goa cabinet extended the deadline of shifting offshore casinos from River Mandovi to 31st March, 2016. It may be remembered...
The Supreme Court in its order dated 18th August allowed rummy club Mahalakshmi Cultural Association to withdraw its Special Leave Petition (SLP) as the members of...
In an interesting turn of events, a Supreme Court bench of Justices Madan Lokur and SA Bobde declined to adjudicate on the legality of online rummy in...
A new Supreme Court bench comprising Justices Madan Lokur and SA Bobde heard the Mahalakshmi Cultural Association (“rummy for stakes”) matter today, which involves a few...
Navraj Gurung, senior leader and General Secretary of Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM), the principal opposition party in Sikkim has followed the casino and gaming industry in...
[In this post, Sourya Banerjee, student of Faculty of Law, IFHE Hyderabad discusses the legality of penny auctions and whether they could be considered as gambling...
As reported earlier Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Chamling introduced the Sikkim Online Gaming (Regulation) Amendment Bill 2015 in the legislative assembly on 28th July 2015. The legislative...
The Delhi sessions court at Patiala House predictably discharged cricketer S Sreesanth and 35 others in what is popularly known as the IPL betting and fixing...
The Nagaland Prohibition of Gambling and Promotion and Regulation of Online Games of Skill Bill, 2015 was referred to a five member select committee by the legislative...
Some regional publications including a recent opinion piece in Nagaland Post titled ‘Online gaming: skills and chance’, indicate that the time may not be ripe for...
There were two important updates concerning the gaming industry yesterday. Both measures can be seen as regressive measures for the gaming industry and may result in...
In a move that is bound to shake the Indian gaming industry, Nagaland is set to become the first Indian state to pass a specific law...
The Supreme Court appointed 3 member committed headed by retired Chief Justice of India RM Lodha submitted its report on the quantum of punishment in the...
In a unique initiative, Andy Morgan, General Secretary of the Andyz Fish & Chips poker club in Bangalore has started Andyz Sports Academy (AndyzSA), a new...
In a boost for poker in India, the Calcutta High Court on 2nd July passed a final order in the matter Kizhakke Naduvath Suresh v. State...
Exclusive KN Suresh, Secretary of the Bangalore-based Indian Poker Association (IPA) has filed a writ petition in the Calcutta High Court so that poker clubs can function...
Gambling and betting is a business that is traditionally associated with money laundering, tax evasion and use of illicit funds. From Macau to Las Vegas regulators...
The Bombay High Court on Friday allowed two weeks time to the Maharashtra government to file its reply to a public interest litigation demanding that a four- decade-old...
The Sikkim High Court in its recent order dated 22nd June ruled that the entire lottery process including the process of appointment of distributors stood vitiated...
Exclusive There does not seem to be any clear timeline for allowing online gaming in the state of Sikkim, months after license holders declared their intention to...
Goa tourism minister Dilip Parulekar recently assured citizens that offshore casinos will shift out of River Mandovi by the end of this year. Parulekar added that the...
This month has been an action-packed one for the Indian gaming industry with different state police agencies and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) probing two different and...
The Supreme Court appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) headed by Justice (retired) MB Shah probing ways to bring back unaccounted ‘black’ money has in its third...
Nepal’s casino industry has shown great resilience and restarted operations in Kathmandu within a week of the devastating 7.9 Richter scale 25th April earthquake that shook...
In a significant move, the Laxmikant Parsekar led Goa government has transferred the casino license earlier held by Casino Caravela to Deltin MV Royal Flotal. The...
After organising four conferences on regulating sports betting in the past couple of years, FICCI is set to organise a ‘closed door’ round table conference on...
Exclusive As per latest information from the Sikkim government, a total of three ‘go live’ licenses for online gaming have been issued so far to Best...
The Laxmikant Parsekar led Goa government has hiked casino license fees for the second consecutive year. While making his budget speech, Chief Minister Parsekar, who also...
The Andhra Pradesh High Court recently refused to grant interim relief to rummy clubs like Hyderabad-based Chiraan Fort club which offers real money rummy to its...
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed by Jay Sayta (petitioner and founder of this website) to direct the government of Maharashtra to enforce the...
A division bench of the Supreme Court comprising of Justices TS Thakur and FM Ibrahim Kalifulla in a landmark decision in BCCI & Others v. Cricket Association...
Exclusive Almost three months after the Sikkim government issued the first regular or ‘go live’ license to a subsidiary of Future Gaming, the Sikkim lottery department...
Exclusive Various media houses had given wide coverage to a raid by the Gurgaon police on the night of 10th/early morning of 11th January 2015 on a...
In a move that surprised political observers, key opposition leader Maithripala Sirisena who was until recently a member of the ruling coalition defeated incumbent Sri Lankan...
New Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar recently announced his stand on casinos in a press conference in the state capital. In a marked departure from his...
Delta Corp, India’s only listed gaming company has announced that it is looking to divest its 35.6% stake in Advani Hotels and Resorts Ltd., according to...
As per latest media reports, Chances Casino situated at Dona Paula near Panjim was raided by the Goa Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for running live gaming...
Senior Advocate and Nominated Member of Rajya Sabha KTS Tulsi raked up the issue of gambling legalisation in the Upper House of the Parliament on 1st...
Exclusive The Supreme Court bench comprising of Justices FM Ibrahim Kalifulla and Shiva Kirti Singh adjourned the Mahalakshmi Cultural Association “rummy for stakes” matter involving rummy clubs...
Exclusive One month after the news of Sikkim awarding a ‘go live’ license to Future Gaming Group was first reported on GLaws.in, it is understood that several...
Reports in the media indicate that the Andhra Pradesh government led by Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N Chandrababu Naidu has received a proposal to develop...
Exclusive The Supreme Court today adjourned the high-profile Mahalakshmi Cultural Association matter (Special Leave Petitions of online rummy companies are also tagged along with the matter)...
Exclusive After five years of ambivalence, the Sikkim government has finally issued the first regular license for starting online gaming operations to a subsidiary of M/s. Future Gaming...
The Singapore Parliament passed a new legislation to regulate online gambling yesterday. Titled the Remote Gambling Act, 2014 the new law aims at prohibiting most forms of...
Exclusive The Mahalakshmi Cultural Association case (along with Special Leave Petitions of online rummy companies and some other related matters) before the Supreme Court involving the question of whether...
The Law Commission of India, an expert body which advises the Union Law Ministry on legal reforms has come out with a comprehensive report on repeal/modification...
Exclusive A bench of Justices FM Ibrahim Kalifulla and Shiva Kirti Singh today asked the counsel representing the Union of India to present its views on regulation...
India’s top three lottery operators, Pan India Network Limited, Sugal & Damani and Future Gaming (all three also hold lottery licenses from the Punjab government) have...
Two years after Mahalakshmi Cultural Association, a Chennai based club filed a Special Leave Petition in the Supreme Court against an adverse Madras High Court ruling...
Three months after the turmoil in the Nepalese gaming industry, the Nepal government has introduced major changes in the taxation structure in the budget for the...
In this interview, we present Gowree Gokhale, Partner and Intellectual Property, Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) head of Nishith Desai Associates (NDA), a leading Indian law firm...
In a bid to promote tourism and give a fillip to economic growth, Japan is in advanced stages of legalising casinos in the island state in...
In a recent order dated 29th May 2014 in Saroj Subash Nagori v. Director of State Lotteries & Others [Writ Petition (Civil) No. 13331 of 2014], the...
So the eagerly awaited Lok Sabha results are finally out and it is clear that Narendra Modi will become the next Prime Minister of India. The...
In a surprise move coming in the middle of election season, Income Tax officials raided casinos and other properties of two biggest gaming companies, Delta Corp...
The casino industry in South Asia suffered a major jolt as all ten Nepalese casinos were declared illegal and ordered to be shut down due to...
After a long wait, Delta Corp has finally announced the commencement of operations of its flagship Deltin Resort in the Union territory of Daman. Announcing the...
Exclusive In developments that could adversely affect Goa’s casino industry; Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar changed the annual recurring license fee structure for onshore and offshore casinos in...
In a sudden move, the Andhra Pradesh Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has written to the Central government run Computer Emergency Response Team India (CERT-IN) seeking a...
The Goa government and opposition parties have been engaged in a major war of words over the state’s casino policy for the past few months. In...
After its successful Sports Law & Sports Betting Conference in October 2013, India’s top trade body Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) and...
The Supreme Court appointed Justice (retired) Mukul Mudgal committee came out with its report on the Indian Premier League (IPL) fixing and betting scandal. The three...
A few months after its landmark observation on poker, the Karnataka High Court has again come on the forefront in clearing the confusion about the legality...
In this post, we present an exclusive interview with Professor Joseph Kelly, a leading gaming academic from USA who has worked in the gaming industry in various...
The world’s largest gaming conference promoters ICE Totally Gaming (in cooperation with top Indian industry body FICCI) have included a special India seminar as one of...
Top former cricketer Rahul Dravid and Ranjit Sinha Director of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), India’s premier investigating agency, asked the government to consider legalising sports betting...
In what may be a first attempt by casinos to publicly run an advertisement campaign in India, two Sri Lankan casinos ‘Ballys’ and ‘Marino’ put up...
The Punjab legislative assembly passed the Punjab Horse Race (Regulation and Management) Bill 2013 on 1st November 2013. The Bill would allow licensing of North India’s...
Every Diwali there are numerous news reports of police keeping a strict vigil on gambling activities and raids on gambling activities even in residential apartments. Thus...
