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Feature: Leading British gaming lawyer Carl Rohsler shares his insights on gaming in UK, India's gambling regulations and models for reforms

In this post we present an interview with British gaming lawyer and partner of International law firm Squire Sanders, Mr.…

Exclusive: How Maharashtra tried opening casinos two decades before any other state and passed historic legislation during emergency

Exclusive Digging through the archives in the Maharashtra Law & Judiciary Department it has been found out that the state…

Analysis and Book review: Bookie Gambler Fixer Spy offers tremendous insights on the Indian betting market and spot-fixing issues

Veteran British journalist Ed Hawkins recently released his new book titled “Bookie Gambler Fixer Spy” (title presumably inspired from John…

Andhra High Court quashes life ban on Mohd. Azharuddin, decision exposes lacunae in sports and betting laws, download copy of the verdict [Exclusive]

Exclusive On November 5, 2012 a Division Bench of the Andhra Pradesh High Court quashed the life ban on former…

Download FICCI report and knowledge paper on sports betting [Exclusive]

                                                                                                  Exclusive A comprehensive knowledge paper and report on regulating sports betting prepared in a recent conference organised by…

FICCI organises conference on legalising betting, decision by government unlikely in the next decade

Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) had organised a conference this week where various legal experts such…

New match-fixing allegations renews demand to legalise betting in India

With new allegations suggesting that the India-Pakistan 2011 world cup semi-final and other matches were 'fixed' former International Cricket Council…

One more reason to legalise betting

In previous posts ("Will India legalise gambling?" and "The time is ripe for gambling law reforms"), I have given various…

Clearing the confusion about Sikkim Online Gaming licenses

Over the past few days, I had received numerous queries on obtaining licenses in Sikkim and also whether Indians can…

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…