gambling

Feature: Top American gaming lawyer Anthony Cabot discusses gaming law as a practice area, gaming in USA & other important issues

In this post, we are pleased to present an interview with Mr. Anthony Cabot, Partner of Nevada firm Lewis and…

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…

Almost a year after initial plan, Badal Jr. renews vision to open casinos in Punjab

Almost one year after initial reports in the media and on this website, Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal…

FAQ on taxes and gambling winnings

Despite the earlier post  giving various provisions on taxes on gambling winnings, we have been receiving hundreds of queries seeking…

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…

Goa government amends casino license terms,makes it mandatory for casinos to follow anti-money laundering guidelines

The Goa government through a notification issued and published in the Gazette on 21st November 2012 has amended the license…

A brief perspective on Casi-No Politics in India

Recently,  Punjab Deputy CM Sukhbir Singh Badal planned a proposal to build grand casinos in Ludhiana but later backtracked his…

Punjab Minister plans Vegas-style casino in Ludhiana, backtracks after fierce opposition

Media reports in the past few days have indicated that Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal (and son of…

Parrikar introduces Goa Public Gambling (Amendment) Bill 2012 to limit influence of casinos: Download copy of the Bill

Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has introduced the Goa Public Gambling (Amendment) Bill 2012 in the legislative assembly, which is…

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…