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Dream11 debuts on PlayStore marking new era in online real money gaming

India's real money gaming leader Dream11 has debuted on the PlayStore under the one year Google's pilot to allow online rummy and fantasy sports...

A short overview of UK Gambling market

The Gambling Act 2005 (GA 2005) is the basis for all regulation of gambling activities in Great Britain. The enactment came fully into force...

TN Governor approves online gaming ban ordinance

Tamil Nadu governor RN Ravi has approved an ordinance to ban online rummy and poker games with stakes in the state. This is a...

Is it illegal to gamble in Hong Kong? Understanding the law

Hong Kong, similar to Macau, is a special administrative region of China. While Macau was a Portuguese colony, Hong Kong remained with the British...

A short primer on Prize Competition Act, 1955

The Prize Competition Act, 1955 ("1955 Act"), a central legislation regulates prize competition(s) in which (a) the total value of the prize or prizes...

Lottery king defamation case: Sikkim HC upholds summons issued to Kerala newspaper Mathrubhumi

The Sikkim High Court has upheld summons issued by a lower court in 2021 in a defamation suit filed by Coimbatore based lottery king...

Exclusive: Google starts listing rummy apps on Play Store for a year long pilot, developers say the application process is simple

Google’s pilot of allowing rummy and fantasy sports on Playstore has started this week with the rummy apps from operators Rein Games, Ability Games,...

G2G releases the list of 23 influential people in real money gaming sector for 2023 [download now]

In 2022, for the first time, India’s only gaming and esports news portal G2G.News came up with the list of ‘22 people to watch...

Direct tax dept to issue notices to gamers and gaming cos

Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) is likely to issue clarification on taxation of gains made via winning through online gaming, reported CNBC-TV18. In a related...

GST dept focuses on tax evasion in online gaming, expects to recover Rs 2.5 lakh crores

The GST Intelligence department appears to have decided to crackdown on online real money gaming sector, according to a report by Business Standard. Earlier this...

GST Intelligence issues biggest-ever tax notice to Gameskraft, Karnataka HC grants interim stay

The GST Intelligence unit has issued an intimation notice dated 9 September 2022 to Bengaluru-based online gaming startup Gameskraft Technology raising a tax demand...

‘Tarnishing dignity of House’: Akhilesh Yadav releases videos of BJP MLA playing mobile game in the Assembly

The Samajwadi Party (SP) today released visuals of two BJP MLAs playing video games and chewing tobacco inside the Uttar Pradesh Assembly. One video...

TN assembly to consider Justice Chandru Report next month, gaming ban bill to be introduced

The Tamil Nadu State Assembly is likely to meet in October for a brief monsoon session, which might see the House taking up discussion...

SC gives two weeks’ time to Varun Gumber to file additional documents in review plea against legality of fantasy games

Activist Varun Gumber’s review petition in Supreme Court challenging the dismissal of an appeal by Supreme Court against the 2017 Punjab & Haryana High...

Sri Lanka issues casino rules, JKH strikes deal with casino operator for 800-room integrated hotel

Sri Lankan government under President Ranil Wickremesinghe has published rules to regularise gaming under a 2010 law, issuing licenses for up to 20 years,...

RSS affiliated Swadeshi Jagran Manch calls for limits on entry charges in online real money games

Swadeshi Jagran Manch, an influential right-wing group in India, has called for limits on entry charges for players who indulge in real-money games. The...