Preity Zinta bats for legalising betting
Popular Bollywood actress and co-owner of the Kings XI Punjab franchise in the Indian Premier League (IPL), Preity Zinta, suggested…
6 years ago
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Lottery companies refute charges of GST evasion
One day after it was reported that the central GST authorities in Punjab investigated four major lottery companies in the…
6 years ago
Top lottery conglomerates slapped with GST evasion cases
India's top three lottery distributors: Essel Group, Martin Group and Sugal & Damani Group have been slapped with cases for…
6 years ago
SC rejects appeal to initiate criminal action against Dream11, does this end the debate on fantasy sports legality?
In April 2017, a single judge bench of the Punjab & Haryana High Court rejected a complaint by an advocate,…
6 years ago
Federation of Indian Fantasy Sports launched in Mumbai
A registered not-for-profit trade body, the Federation of Indian Fantasy Sports (FIFS), was officially launched with 13 Indian Fantasy Sports…
7 years ago
Punjab & Haryana HC rules fantasy sports to be a game of skill
The Punjab and Haryana High Court in an order dated 18th April, 2017 has ruled that playing fantasy sports online…
7 years ago
Punjab government increases paper lottery draws, proposes legal horse-betting in bid to bolster fiscal health
The Parkash Singh Badal-led Punjab government is banking on revenues from lottery and horse-betting to improve the state's financial condition…
8 years ago
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…
8 years ago
Punjab government to start online lottery schemes in a bid to generate Rs.150 crore+ revenue
Undeterred by the recent Supreme Court judgment which passed certain adverse but non-binding strictures against online lotteries, the Punjab government…
8 years ago
Punjab lottery operators go on strike over tax hike, impasse likely to end soon
India's top three lottery operators, Pan India Network Limited, Sugal & Damani and Future Gaming (all three also hold lottery…
10 years ago