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Online Gaming Laws

States not allowed to regulate online gaming: MoS Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology, Mr. Rajeev Chandrasekhar, on Friday, July 7, came forward to repeat that while the state governments...

MeitY to take a call on online gaming SRBs in at least 3 months

Sources have reported that the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) will likely take further calls related to the formation of Self-Regulatory Bodies...

Delhi HC lists NGO’s PIL against online gaming rules, matter to be heard on July 13

Following up to the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Noida-based NGO challenging the constitutional and legislative validity of the Information Technology Amendment Rules,...

Goa: Government to tweak draft Public Gambling Rules 2022 in under two months to regulate operations

Goa state government might make some changes to the draft Goa Public Gambling Rules, 2022, in order to further regulate casino operations in the...

UP: NGO files PIL against govt’s online gaming rules

A Noida-based NGO have challenged the legislative validity of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Amendment Rules, 2023 released by...

Cabinet approves Data Protection Bill, to significantly impact gaming companies once enacted

The Union Cabinet today approved the Data Protection Bill likely to be presented in the upcoming monsoon session. The initial draft of the Bill...

Industry bodies to approach state governments over new gaming rules

In the light of new gaming rules announced by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), online gaming companies are now planning to...

Cryptocasinos pose increased risk, need strict regulation even in countries that already permit them

Activists across the world have been raising the issue of illegal gambling portals operating without regards to territorial jurisdiction. Across the world the less...

Bombay HC stays proceedings against Mumbai cop booked for betting racket

The Bombay High Court has stayed the ongoing trial of a Mumbai police officer booked under the Prevention of Gambling Act, 1887 for his...

Madras HC denies interim relief to online gaming firms, matter to be listed on July 13 for final hearing

A division bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjay V. Gangapurwala and Justice PD Audikesavalu at Madras High Court today heard the writ petitions filed by...

YouTuber Dhruv Rathee misleads viewers about fantasy sports in new video on online gambling

Popular YouTuber Dhruv Rathee recently tweeted about how an "online betting app" has now become the lead sponsor of the Indian cricket team and...

SpiceJet promotes banned betting platform 1xBet through in-flight magazine Spice Route

The June issue of SpiceJet's in-flight magazine 'Spice Route' has a full-page advertisement of illegal betting website 1xBet on its back cover. The promotion...

Tamil Nadu: State govt asserts online gambling act well under legislative competence

Responding to the multiple pleas challenging the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Online Gambling and Regulation of Online Games Act, the state government has filed...

Public Gambling Act: Punjab & Haryana HC quashes FIR as raid was conducted by lower rank officer

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has quashed an FIR under the Public Gambling Act and subsequent proceedings on the ground that raid was...

Government must adopt a progressive tax policy to see full potential of online gaming industry

The online gaming industry in India is termed as sunrise sector with a  potential to be valued in tens of billion dollars. The industry...

Gujarat: AAP MLA Umesh Makwana writes to CM Bhupendra Patel asking for ban on online gambling

Gujarat AAP MLA Umesh Makwana has addressed a letter to Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel asking him to immediately ban online gambling, teenpatti, and rummy...

TN BJP chief questions state govt over gaming ban law implementation after another suicide case

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state president K Annamalai has quizzed the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) government today over the implementation of the recently enacted...

Raipur: Police issue advisory against publication of betting and gambling adverts

Raipur police have issued an advisory asking all TV channels, newspapers, advertisement agencies and web portals not to show advertisements related to betting and...

Our gaming pie should be based more on Indian stories – Rajeev Chandrasekhar on TRS

Minister of State (MoS) in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Rajeev Chandrasekhar recently talked about online gaming and related topics like...

Increasing gambling related incidents highlight the need for medical attention

A 20-year-old youth from Warangal district of Telangana lost Rs 46,000 in a single session on an online betting game early on Saturday. According...