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Online Gaming Laws

Real money games to be allowed on Play Store after SRB formation as Google’s pilot plan nears end

Google Play Store's pilot programme is set to end soon. As a result, daily fantasy sports and rummy apps under real-money gaming category will...

[Online Gaming Ban]: Supreme Court to hear appeals from Tamil Nadu & Karnataka govt today

The appeals by Tamil Nadu and Karnataka governments in the Supreme Court on constitutionality of online gaming laws will be heard today by three judge bench of...

AIGR Foundation set to apply for becoming online gaming SRB

The All-India Gaming Regulator (AIGR) Foundation has filed an application for the position of one of the Self Regulatory Body (SRB). With this application,...

[Online Gaming Law]: Supreme Court dismisses Andhra govt appeal against High Court order

Senior lawyer Kapil Sibal represented the Andhra Pradesh Government in the appeal against the High Court's direction to form an expert committee to determine...

Online gaming ban law: Supreme Court to hear appeal from Andhra government tomorrow

The Supreme Court bench comprising of Justices JK Maheswari and KV Vishwanathan is scheduled to hear tomorrow an appeal by the Andhra Pradesh government...

Betting mules: What is it and how to avoid them

Authorities busting online gambling rackets are ending up at dead ends as bank accounts on which the investigation is relied on to catch the...

MIB issues fourth advisory against adverts of illegal online betting platforms, surrogate brands

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) has released a fourth advisory against advertisements and promotion of illegal online betting websites and their surrogate...

[TN Online Gaming Ban Law] Justice Chandru committee came to a premeditated conclusion on online games: argues senior lawyer

Madras High Court on Thursday continued to hear the arguments in the case challenging the constitutionality of online gaming ban law enacted by Tamil...

Kerala HC seeks Centre’s reply to appeal filed by lottery king Santiago Martin against ED’s orders

Lottery king Santiago Martin has filed an appeal in the Kerala High Court against the recent dismissal of his plea by the same court,...

TN: Govt forms 5-member online gaming authority

The Tamil Nadu government have finally set up an online gaming authority five months after it was initially announced. The decision came soon after...

[TN Gaming Ban Law] Govt cannot ban games of skill under ‘betting and gambling’ entry: argues AIGF lawyer

Madras High Court continued to hear the challenge pertaining to the online gaming ban enactment on 21 August 2023. Senior counsel C. Aryama Sundaram...

Madras HC questions State on scope of online rummy, next hearing on August 21

Chief Justice of the Madras High Court SV Gangapurwala and PD Audikesavalu questioned the State’s claim that online rummy is a game of chance....

Andhra govt files appeal with SC against HC direction to form a committee to examine if online rummy is game of chance

The Andhra Pradesh government has filed a Special Leave Petition (SLP) against the Andhra High Court’s order dated 31st January, 2023 to form a...

Betting firms like PariMatch launder crores out of the country using shell firms and crypto transactions: TOI Report

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Director General of GST Intelligence (DGGI) are investigating operations of many betting and gambling companies according to a report...

[TN Gaming Ban] Context of online rummy entirely different from physical rummy: Senior counsel Kapil Sibal before Madras HC

The Madras High Court today heard the arguments of the state government on  constitutional challenge to the online gaming ban law enacted by the...

Data protection law and 28% GST rate hike to overhaul RMG biz operations

Personal data processing of Indian residents will soon have to comply with a new law known as Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDP...

Parliament passes GST amendment bills to levy 28% tax on online gaming, casinos, horse racing

Amendments to the IGST and CGST Acts for online gaming, casinos and horse racing were considered and passed by voice vote without any discussion...

India approves Digital Data Protection law imposing new compliance requirements for gaming Cos

The Indian Parliament has finally approved the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023 ("Bill") ushering a new era in the story of Digital India. The...

Cannot dilute download warning for WinZo’s app: Google to Delhi HC

On Wednesday, August 9, Google told the Delhi High Court that it cannot simply dilute the warning/disclaimer or make changes in it when users...

Kerala: HC dismisses lottery king Santiago Martin’s writ petition challenging ED’s attachment orders

Lottery king Santiago Martin’s appeal against Enforcement Directorate’s recent action to attach and freeze his and his company's movable assets under the Prevention of...