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Legal eagles advocate regulating sports betting, endorse Lodha committee recommendations

The Lodha committee report has rightly sparked a discussion on legalising gambling and sports betting in the country. Last week,…

Union Law Minister refuses to support sports betting legalisation, says time not ripe

In the midst of the growing clamour to legalise sports betting in India in light of the Justice Lodha Committee…

Breaking news: Lodha committee recommends legalising sports betting

A committee headed by former Chief Justice of India RM Lodha, which was tasked with inter alia 'recommending changes to prevent sporting…

ICE announces special India briefing on 3rd February 2016

The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) and ICE, the world's largest gaming events organiser have announced…

Sikkim online gaming license holders start keno and virtual horse-racing

In a significant move, two license-holders, Golden Gaming International (formerly Maarm International) and Essel Group (operating under the brand name…

Karnataka exploring the option of allowing offshore casinos

A recent report in The Times of India indicates that the Congress-led Karnataka government may be amenable to allowing offshore…

Webinar to discuss taxation and fema related aspects of gaming activities on 13th September

To clarify various queries on under the new Black Money law and general doubts on compliances under the Foreign Exchange…

Non-disclosure of offshore online gaming winnings channeled through e-wallets falls foul of new anti-black money law says government

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) in a circular dated 3rd September, 2015 (Circular 15/2015) clarified that winnings from…

Delhi district court says cricket betting is not illegal; path-breaking order may change the Indian gaming industry forever

The Delhi sessions court at Patiala House predictably discharged cricketer S Sreesanth and 35 others in what is popularly known…

SC appointed black money SIT suggests stricter anti-betting regulations, Karnataka to bring new law against betting soon

There were two important updates concerning the gaming industry yesterday. Both measures can be seen as regressive measures for the…