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Goa Minister proposes shifting offshore casinos to land

Vijai Sardesai, senior leader in the BJP-led ruling coalition in Goa has said that offshore casinos anchored in the River…

GST council announces 28% tax on casinos and betting; 18% tax likely on skill games; lottery tax yet to be announced

The GST Council, a constitutional body has announced tax slabs for most goods and services in the council meeting held…

Goa government marginally hikes casino license fees in budget 2017

The Goa government has marginally hiked the recurrring annual casino license fees as well as the fees for transferring casino…

Casinos in Goa safe as BJP-led coalition forms government

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) sprung a surprise by staking claim to the Goa government despite falling four seats short…

Sixth offshore casino in Goa likely as HC directs government to issue license to Golden Globe within 24 hours

The Goa bench of the Bombay High Court directed the government to consider renewal of the offshore casino license of…

No change in TDS threshold for gaming in Budget 2017

The Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley yesterday was expected to simplify the direct taxation system and reduce…

Delta Corp announces opening of its Sikkim casino on 14th January, two state ministers to be present for launch

Delta Corp has announced the launch of its Casino Deltin Denzong in Hotel Denzong Regency in Gangtok on 14th January,…

Japan passes Bill legalising casinos, aims to be the next Macau

A contentious bill to legalise casinos was finally passed by both Houses of the Diet (Japanese Parliament), with the Upper…

Gaming industry badly hit as demonetisation paralyses business, move may benefit legitimate operators in the long run

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's sudden and drastic announcement demonetising (except for emergency services) all 500 & 1000 rupee notes , i.e. around…

AIGF announces study tour and panel discussion in Sikkim on 19th November

The All India Gaming Federation (AIGF) has announced a one-day study tour and panel discussion in Gangtok, Sikkim for its…