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Online Gaming Laws

Tamil Nadu: No decision yet on online rummy ban, cabinet in favour of a ban

The Tamil Nadu cabinet on Monday discussed the report submitted by the Justice Chandru committee on banning online rummy. Reports indicate that the majority...

Justice Chandru committee submits report on online rummy to CM Stalin

The four member committee headed by retired Madras High Court Justice K.Chandru on Monday submitted its report to the Tamil Nadu on banning online...

Justice Chandru panel timeline ends, PMK Founder demands immediate ordinance

The two-week timeline given for the committee headed by Justice K Chandru to submit a report and recommend a strong law to be brought into...

Skill games to be taxed on par with gambling, recommends GOM: Report

The GST Council, which is scheduled to meet next week, is likely to discuss the group of ministers (GoM) report on online gaming, casinos...

ASCI screens more online gaming ads, finds maximum violations on digital

Online real-money gaming brands have come under the scrutiny of the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) due to their advertisements potentially violating some...

ASCI Board revises ad disclaimer for real money games

Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) the advertising self-regulatory body has reportedly approved a new disclaimer for real money gaming ads. The revised guidelines...

Tamil Nadu: Online gaming ban must satisfy tests of necessity and the trade-off

(Tamil Nadu): On Friday, the DMK-ruled state government constituted a committee headed by Justice K Chandru to submit a report and recommend a strong...

E Palaniswami: Bring an ordinance immediately, study committee a delay tactic

AIADMK leader and former Chief Minister E Palaniswami has demanded immediate promulgation of an ordinance to ban online gambling. In a series of tweets,...

Hopeful of Supreme Court ruling in favour of online gaming ban law: Tamil Nadu Law Minister

Tamil Nadu Law Minister S. Regupathy on Thursday said that a bad law was passed by the former AIADMK government and that is the...

Central Govt to meet real money gaming company officials tomorrow: Report

In a first, officials from multiple central government ministries are scheduled to meet representatives of real money gaming companies. The meeting, as first reported...

Central Govt to meet real money gaming company officials tomorrow: Report

In a first, officials from multiple central government ministries are scheduled to meet representatives of real money gaming companies. The meeting, as first reported...

Delhi HC seeks Centre response on a PIL concerning online gaming

The Delhi High Court Wednesday sought the stand of the central government on a petition to regulate online gaming and stop the games that...

Lok Sabha: MP raises issue of gambling apps under the guise of fantasy sports

Churu MP Rahul Kaswan has raised the issue of online gambling and betting websites and mobile apps in the name of fantasy gaming under...

TN govt committed to bringing an end to online gambling

The Tamil Nadu government today, said it is committed to banning online gambling and that all efforts are on to invoke the existing laws...

Gambling lobby powerful, not much can be done: Karnataka CM Bommai

Karnataka Chief minister Basavaraj Monday informed the legislative assembly that the government is unable to curb the menace of online gambling since operators are...

G2G Impact: The News Minute takes down posts promoting illegal online casino apps

To clarify to our readers, online casinos are illegal in India. Users may also note that they may not have any legal recourse in India in case of any fraud, non-payment of winnings by the betting and casino apps. 

Illegal online casinos flood news websites with sponsored posts

The global betting and gambling industry is estimated to be over US$ 218 billion. The betting and gambling industry thrived worldwide during Covid19 induced lockdown. In...

Woman from Punjab arrested by Tripura police for gambling racket

A Crime Branch Unit of Tripura Police has nabbed a woman from Amritsar for her alleged involvement in an online fraud through an app-based...

Legality of Lottery in India: Understanding the law

The legislative powers to enact laws in India are divided into three lists namely: Union List (where the union government has sole authority to...

Rajasthan budget 2022: State to enact a law regulating online skill-based games

Rajasthan Chief Minister who also holds the portfolio of finance in his budget speech today announced that the state will bring a law to...