Maharashtra is laying grounds to enforce the Maharashtra Casinos (Control & Tax) Act, 1976, a 40-year old landmark and farsighted legislation as per a report in the...
The Lodha committee report has rightly sparked a discussion on legalising gambling and sports betting in the country. Last week, editorials in all major newspapers and...
In the midst of the growing clamour to legalise sports betting in India in light of the Justice Lodha Committee recommendations, Union Law Minister DV Sadananda...
A committee headed by former Chief Justice of India RM Lodha, which was tasked with inter alia ‘recommending changes to prevent sporting frauds, conflict of interests, streamlining the...
The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) and ICE, the world’s largest gaming events organiser have announced a special “India Briefing” to be...
As predicted by us in January this year, casinos in Sri Lanka are battling for survival after Maithripala Sirisena took over as the country’s President. Sirisena...
The Nagaland legislative assembly is unlikely to take up the Nagaland Prohibition of Gambling and Promotion and Regulation of Online Games of Skill Bill, 2015 for consideration and passage...
Newly re-elected Chief Minister of Bihar, Nitish Kumar recently announced a complete ban on sale of all alcoholic beverages in the state of Bihar starting 1st...
Amit Varma, a libertarian journalist, columnist and novelist has written extensively on the need to legalise gambling, the thrill of poker and free market issues. Varma has...
A recent report in The Times of India indicates that the Congress-led Karnataka government may be amenable to allowing offshore casinos in the state’s territorial waters...
