maharashtra

To protest against 28% GST, Maharashtra lottery sellers to strike on 20th & 21st August

Paper and online lottery sellers in Maharahtra have announced closure of their shops on 20th and 21st August, 2017 to…

GST effect: Playwin announces 30% hike in lottery ticket price

Playwin, one of the leading private lottery distributors in the country has announced a 30% hike in its lottery ticket…

Bombay HC quashes FIR against rummy club, states that playing games of skill is not illegal

In a recent order dated 13th June, 2017, the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court reiterated the legal position…

GST Council decides dual rate structure for lotteries: 12% for state-run lotteries, 28% for state authorised private lotteries

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley  announced a dual GST rate for lottery tickets in a press conference after the GST Council…

NWOS starts first 'licensed' poker club in Mumbai

New World of Sports Club Limited (NWOS), a Pune-based company has started Mumbai's first poker club in the upmarket Linking…

Maharashtra government hikes lottery tax in state budget

The Maharashtra government hiked the tax to be paid on lottery schemes organised by state governments last week. Lottery tax…

Puducherry CM plans to allow offshore casinos

Newly appointed Chief Minister of the Union Territory of Puducherry (Pondicherry), V. Narayanasamy has indicated that he is amenable to starting…

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…

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…

Maharashtra government directed to decide on implementation of Casinos Act within six months

The Bombay High Court on Friday directed the Maharashtra government to take a reasoned stand on whether it intends to…