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Time Ripe for Gambling Law reforms-is the government listening?

[An edited version of this article was first published in The Statesman on 12th September 2013.  A soft copy of…

US Second Circuit Court overrules lower court decision, holds poker to be gambling under New York law

In a new twist to the landmark 2012 United States of America v. Lawrence Dicristina decision delivered by the New…

Second FICCI conference on Sports Betting & Sports Law scheduled for 12-13 Oct; top legal luminaries and professionals expected to discuss fixing, betting issues

After the conference on the need for regulating Sports Betting in June 2012 and the recent half-day conference on the…

Prof. Ronald Dworkin passes away, revisiting his insights on poker and games of skill

Eminent American jurist and philosopher Professor Ronald Dworkin who made significant contributions in the field of jurisprudence and constitutionalism passed…

Delhi Court opinion on online gaming: 15 new facts emerge through landmark opinion, download copy of the verdict

Exclusive The opinion of the Delhi district court on online gaming created a huge uproar with major media houses in…

Online games of skill cannot be played or offered for cash according to Delhi district judge

In a recent development, a District Court in New Delhi held that all online games, whether games of skill or…

New York federal court rules that poker is a game of skill, decision expected to have implications on the Indian gaming industry

In August 2012, a New York federal court held that poker is a game of skill and cannot be punished…

Essel Group aggressively enters gaming industry with world rummy tournament, is poker next on their list?

Essel Group, a multi-billion dollar business conglomerate which runs the famous Playwin lotteries popular in many states has launched a…

Portions of Assam and Odisha Gaming Acts might be unconstitutional, games of skill should be permitted across India

It is interesting to note that all websites offering “games of skill” including websites offering rummy, chess, poker, golf and…

Mint newspaper cites glaws in cover story on poker

  Leading Indian financial daily Mint has cited the website glaws.in and the author as an expert on gaming laws…