gambling

Punjab assembly passes horse-racing Bill, state to create North India's largest race course with betting facilities

The Punjab legislative assembly passed the Punjab Horse Race (Regulation and Management) Bill 2013 on 1st November 2013. The Bill…

Gamblers on police radar this Diwali, but private gambling not illegal as per numerous Court rulings

Every Diwali there are numerous news reports of police keeping a strict vigil on gambling activities and raids on gambling…

Delta Corp announces amalgamation of its gaming subsidiary, claims strong quarterly growth for gaming division

In its board meeting dated 29th October 2013, Delta Corp; India's only listed gaming company announced the merger of its…

FICCI organises two-day conference on regulating sports betting, top legal luminaries and gaming companies bat for gambling regulation

The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) organised a two-day conference on 'Regulating Sports Betting and Sports…

NUJS hosts first of its kind conference on the Gaming and Betting industry, top professionals discuss social, legal and constitutional issues

The Constitutional Law Society and Sports Committee of National University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS) Kolkata in association with GLaws.in organised…

Time Ripe for Gambling Law reforms-is the government listening?

[An edited version of this article was first published in The Statesman on 12th September 2013.  A soft copy of…

Feature: Canadian Gaming Lawyer Stuart Hoegner speaks on gambling laws in Canada and India's archaic gaming regulations

In this exclusive interview we present Mr. Stuart Hoegner, a gaming attorney from Canada. Mr. Hoegner graduated from the Faculty…

Goa government issues final casino policy after months of uncertainity: No new offshore casinos, old ones to be shifted to Arabian sea

After months of confusion and contradictory statements issued by Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, the Goa Cabinet approved a new…

US Second Circuit Court overrules lower court decision, holds poker to be gambling under New York law

In a new twist to the landmark 2012 United States of America v. Lawrence Dicristina decision delivered by the New…

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…