online gambling

Betfair stops accepting players from India

Leading international betting exchange Betfair has stopped accepting players from India effective 28th January, 2019. In an email sent to…

Shashi Tharoor introduces Sports (Online Gaming & Prevention of Fraud) Bill; read the salient features of the proposed law

As scheduled, senior Congress MP Dr. Shashi Tharoor introduced the Sports (Online Gaming & Prevention of Fraud) Bill, 2018 in…

AIGF writes to PM demanding action against offshore betting websites

Exclusive The All India Gaming Federation (AIGF) has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) investigate…

Sikkim govt issues notification banning locals from accessing online gaming zones

Exclusive Over one month after Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling announced that local residents would be banned from accessing gaming…

Law Commission recommends regulation of gambling and betting; will Indians be allowed to legally bet anytime soon?

In a move that is bound to evoke controversy and considerable public reaction, the Law Commission of India on Thursday…

Law commission recommends regulation of betting and gambling; one member gives dissenting opinion

After more than one year of deliberations and research, the Law Commission of India led by its Chairman, Justice (retd.)…

Sikkim CM indicates ban on locals from accessing online betting shops

Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling announced that local residents of the state will be banned from accessing online betting…

Jaya Bachchan asks about AIGF whitepaper and betting legalisation in Parliament, govt non-committal

Exclusive Senior Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament (MP) and actress Jaya Bachchan, recently raised a question about regulating online gambling and…

Maharashtra to bring law against online gambling

The Maharashtra government is planning to introduce a new legislation to curb the menace of online gambling and betting, as…

Golden Gaming receives provisional license for operating casino in Gangtok

Golden Play Pvt. Ltd., a company linked to the Mumbai-based Golden Gaming and Lottery Group has received a provisional license…