ORBIT festival begins on October 20th and continues until the 24th of October and aims to offer a fun gaming and entertainment experience to all the poker enthusiasts.
The demand to reduce the GST rates which had been echoing in the online gaming sector for quite some time and was articulated in the EY report wherein concerns were raised that "the regressive taxation of the online gaming sector may result in making the business unsustainable in India, has now been finally heard by the government.
Real money gaming operators have restricted access to residents of Karnataka after the state government notified the online gaming ban law for stakes with immediate effect on October 5.
ith gambling scene picking pace, another exciting news came through recently that industry veteran Manish Adnani has joined hands with PokerBaazi LIVE to manage the brand’s poker room onboard Casino Majestic Pride in Goa.
Indiatech.org, an industry body representing tech start-ups recently recommended to the GoM (panel of State ministers) constituted by the GST council that GST should only be levied on the platform fee charged by online skill-based games and not on the total prize pool money.
Broadway Live has announced is India's first poker-oriented cash festival since the pandemic at The Delta Corp operated Casino Deltin Denzong in Gangtok. Currently Sikkim is the only state in India where casino business has resumed operations.
With the conditions easing up, they are hopeful that they will be able to explore that aspect more freely. Navkiran shares that poker can be a different category like cricket in India in the next 15 to 20 years.
The Government has already allowed social, political, entertainment, sports, academic, cultural gatherings, and marriages. While restaurants and cafes in Goa have been allowed to function, the casinos are yet to be opened.
The EndBoss tournament will kickstart with satellite tournaments on 1st September and will conclude with the five days long tournament between 20th and 24th October. Along with the announcement comes PokerBaazi’s cool theme song which brings to life the spirit of becoming India’s biggest winner ever.
The senior leader's comments came after Madras High Court, on 3 August 2021, lifted the ban on online games for stakes in the state. He added that the advertisements about online gaming are luring people into it.Â
This marks the 35th card game adapted by EvenBet and is now available through the company’s market-leading poker platform. The in-house developed title is one of the most sought-after online card games and is set to provide strong user engagement levels for EvenBet’s operator customers
The petitioner argued that several youngsters were addicted to playing online rummy especially due to the lockdowns. He also added that health was affected by constant online gaming, leading to suicide in some cases. Thus using the grounds for a ban on such online games.
Back in 2020, the Asian Poker Tour had announced its first-ever exclusively online series for Indians in partnership with Pokerbaazi.com. In 2021, they unleashed the magnitude of the tournament and set an example for all online gaming tournaments.
The chorus to ban online games involving cash has compelled the game developers to speed up their efforts in putting together a request to state governments to draft a law for such online games.
In November 2020, the state issued an ordinance to ban online gaming, wagering or betting in the cyber world. This ordinance was later enacted as an amendment of the Tamil Nadu Gaming Act 1930 and was called the Tamil Nadu Gaming and Police Laws (Amendment) Act 2021.
In fact, the AIADMK plans to hold state-wide protests against the DMK government for its failure in presenting the facts comprehensively in the matter.
The amendment to the Tamil Nadu Gaming Act invited imprisonment up to two years or a fine not exceeding Rs 10,000 or both if found participating in online rummy, online poker, and fantasy sports for stakes.
