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Dr. Singhvi prevents 'hit wicket' as Adda52 poker for stakes matter withdrawn

Exclusive In what could  be perceived as an anti-climax to the eagerly awaited Gaussian Networks v. Monica Lakhanpal & National Capital…

Goa govt reveals 13 casino licenses in response to RTI query, says gaming commission rules being finalised

Exclusive In response to a Right to Information (RTI) query filed by Jay Sayta, the founder of this website, the Goa…

Adda52 poker for stakes matter adjourned to 21st April by Delhi HC

Exclusive Amidst growing discussion on the element of skill involved in the game of poker, the Delhi High Court heard the…

Summary of webinar on taxation and fema related aspects of gaming winnings

iPleaders in association with Pokerguru.in and GLaws.in has published a summary of the webinar with Sunil Agarwal, Senior Tax Partner at…

Webinar to discuss taxation and fema related aspects of gaming activities on 13th September

To clarify various queries on under the new Black Money law and general doubts on compliances under the Foreign Exchange…

Non-disclosure of offshore online gaming winnings channeled through e-wallets falls foul of new anti-black money law says government

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) in a circular dated 3rd September, 2015 (Circular 15/2015) clarified that winnings from…

Understanding the legality of penny auctions- Guest post by Sourya Banerjee

[In this post, Sourya Banerjee, student of Faculty of Law, IFHE Hyderabad discusses the legality of penny auctions and whether…

Breaking news: Sikkim assembly passes the Online Gaming Amendment Bill 2015+ CM announces no locals policy for casinos [with latest updates]

As reported earlier  Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Chamling introduced the Sikkim Online Gaming (Regulation) Amendment Bill 2015 in the legislative assembly…

UPDATE: Nagaland skill games Bill sent to select committee by legislative assembly; committee to submit report in 3 months

The Nagaland Prohibition of Gambling and Promotion and Regulation of Online Games of Skill Bill, 2015 was referred to a five…

Sikkim government continues dithering over online gaming, government to now amend Act & Rules

Exclusive There does not seem to be any clear timeline for allowing online gaming in the state of Sikkim, months after…