legalising gambling

Maharashtra set to notify casino legislation

Maharashtra is laying grounds to enforce the Maharashtra Casinos (Control & Tax) Act, 1976, a 40-year old landmark and farsighted legislation…

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…

Sri Lanka casinos on verge of shutdown after unreasonable hike in taxes

As predicted by us in January this year, casinos in Sri Lanka are battling for survival after Maithripala Sirisena took…

'Opposition mukt' Nagaland assembly unlikely to pass skill games bill in winter session

The Nagaland legislative assembly is unlikely to take up the  Nagaland Prohibition of Gambling and Promotion and Regulation of Online Games of…

Will Bihar restart lotteries to offset liquor revenue loss?

Newly re-elected Chief Minister of Bihar, Nitish Kumar recently announced a complete ban on sale of all alcoholic beverages in…

Feature: Eminent columnist and writer Amit Varma discusses his love for poker, gambling regulation and much more

Amit Varma, a libertarian journalist, columnist and novelist has written extensively on the need to legalise gambling, the thrill of poker…

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…