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Government relaxes FDI norms for retail, defence, telecom, insurance but maintains status quo on gambling, betting FDI ban

In a bid to revamp India's investor-friendly image, the Union Cabinet eased existing Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) norms in key…

FICCI conducts half-day conference on legalising sports betting, elicits views of stakeholders; hopes to continue pushing for gambling law reforms

The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI), India's premier association of top business houses conducted a half-day…

Feature: Jason Chess, Partner at British Media Law firm Wiggin LLP speaks on gambling regulation, cheating in sport and road ahead for the Indian gaming industry

In this exclusive interview, we present the Gambling and Betting Law Head of top British Media Law firm Wiggin LLP;…

Punjab Dy CM cancels grand casino plan, decides to build race course, resort on proposed casino land

Just months after reports that Punjab top leader and Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal is seriously considering a proposal…

Vindoo Dara Singh, bookies plead innocence, claim cricket-betting no offence; claims unlikely to be accepted

In growing drama over the IPL-fixing and betting scandal, Satish Maneshinde lawyer of accused actor/middleman and alleged fixer Vindoo Dara…

Exclusive: Government fails to notify landmark Maharashtra Casino Act even 37 years after passage, as clamour for regulated gaming grows; court can compel govt to enforce the Act

Exclusive After I had written an exclusive story on how the Maharashtra legislative assembly passed the historic Maharashtra Casino (Control &…

Feature: Sports lawyer Vidushpat Singhania discusses the recent spot-fixing controversy, sports betting laws and upcoming FICCI conference on sports betting

In this exclusive interview, Sports Lawyer and Principal Associate of Indian law firm Lakshmi Kumaran & Sridharan (Delhi office) Vidushpat…

Govt planning to introduce match-fixing, betting Bills; PIL filed against fixing in IPL

In rapid developments over the past couple of days, media reports have indicated that the Sports Ministry is considering introducing…

Legal & regulatory severely restricts gambling activities in South Asia- studying the regulatory model of South Asian nations

This post will describe the legal and regulatory environment in South Asian nations as not much is known about the…

IPL betting and spot-fixing scandal breaks out once again; Sreesanth, other cricketers and bookies charged for cheating

In an explosive betting and spot-fixing scandal in the sixth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) exposed by the…