lotteries

Feature: Top Sikkim Lottery Department officials clarify ambiguities in lottery, online gaming & casino regulations

Exclusive In a visit to the Lotteries Department, Ministry of Finance and Revenue in Gangtok, I met Lotteries Director KP…

Punjab Dy CM cancels grand casino plan, decides to build race course, resort on proposed casino land

Just months after reports that Punjab top leader and Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal is seriously considering a proposal…

Legal & regulatory severely restricts gambling activities in South Asia- studying the regulatory model of South Asian nations

This post will describe the legal and regulatory environment in South Asian nations as not much is known about the…

India Today Group and other shopping websites conducting contests in violation of Consumer and Criminal laws

Online shopping website Bagittoday (of the multi-million dollar India Today group) and other websites such as 100bestbuy, Mydala and FS4i…

(IL)Legality of Pepsi's one crore jackpot prize and why this competition is not available in Tamil Nadu

Pepsi Co., one of the largest cold drinks manufacturers in India has introduced a prize competition in association with the…

Gambling as a popular form of entertainment

I have already through previous posts, explained the popularity of gambling as a form of entertainment in India. India's craze…

Rs. 7,000 crore illegal lottery scam exposed

Lotteries are banned in 17 Indian states, while it is legal to purchase lotteries in the remaining 12 states. However…

Gaming Law as a career

Gaming law is the set of laws and regulations that apply to the gambling, lottery, betting and virtual gaming industry.…

Recent Kerala HC decision on lotteries

The Kerala High Court recently announced its verdict on lotteries from outside the state (notably Sikkim and Bhutan lotteries). A…

Information relating to gambling and lottery legislations cannot be disclosed: Government in response to an RTI query

I had filed an application under the Right to Information Act (RTI) with the Union Ministry of Law and Justice,…