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Is it legal to play online rummy, online poker, fantasy sports in Tamil Nadu?

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.

Tamil Nadu to enact new law to ban online rummy, poker after setback of Madras High Court judgment

In what can be considered a significant development in the aftermath of the Madras High Court verdict on Tuesday, Tamil Nadu Law Minister S....

Madras High Cout rules Tamil Nadu law banning online poker, rummy with stakes illegal

The Madras High Court on Tuesday struck down in its entirety the amendment to the Tamil Nadu Gaming Act which banned online games including...

EXCLUSIVE: Kerala HC reserves judgment on challenge to notification banning online rummy

The counsels appearing on behalf of the petitioner rummy companies argued that the state government could not ban rummy, which was a game of skill through a mere notification under Section 14A of the Kerala Gaming Act, 1960, and that the ban on online rummy while allowing physical rummy was arbitrary in nature.

GOQii’s Vishal Gondal on real money gaming, gambling and FAU-G

It is no secret that GOQii founder Vishal Gondal has never shied away from expressing his strong views on real money gaming. Despite a...

Games24x7 ropes in ex Twitter global engineering head as advisor

India's leading online gaming company Games24x7 has onboarded Alex Roetter, former Head of Engineering of Twitter, as an advisor. In his tenure at Twitter, Roetter...

Playboy and Gaming Technologies to launch new rummy mobile game in India

Playboy Group, a leading pleasure and leisure lifestyle company and owner of Playboy, one of the most recognizable and iconic brands in the world,...

WinZO raises $65 mn in Griffin Gaming’s debut bet in India

WinZO, India’s top gaming and entertainment platform, has raised $65 million in a Series C funding round, led by California-based Griffin Gaming Partners, taking...

EXCLUSIVE: Games24x7’s Bhavin Pandya on India’s online gaming industry, laws and future strategy

When the rise of India’s online gaming industry is documented, Games24x7, co-founded by Trivikraman Thampy and Bhavin Pandya will probably have a chapter dedicated...

Regulating skill games a must for player, industry and government: TORF

With states having their own laws governing gaming, there is much ambiguity in interpretation of the law. Many of the skill gaming sites operate...

Real money online gaming in India: Laws, regulation and government

When a 29-year-old Kerala youth named V.H Vineeth took his own life owing to the heavy financial losses he incurred due to his addiction...

Real money gaming platform Big Cash in talks to raise $30 million from investors

Real money gaming platform Big Cash is in talks with investors to raise $30 million as reported first by Animation Xpress. “We’re in talks...

Bunga365 launches new online rummy and poker game table features for players

Online poker and rummy games are growing exponentially in the India due to Covid-19 related lockdowns and curfews. In order to cash in on...

Casino Pride’s unique ‘No Smoking’ campaign to donate oximeters

Smoking Kills! Over the years, many brands globally have taken a stand on anti-smoking public service announcements. This year Goa’s oldest and most luxurious...

Online gamers develop strong analytical and life skills, reveals an AIGF study

All India Gaming Federation (AIGF), has launched a report titled “Online Gaming is a Life Skill.” As per the report, the number of online...

RummyCulture’s user numbers spike up to 30% end of Q1 2021

Gameskraft’s online rummy platform, RummyCulture, concluded a multilingual campaign, ‘Culture of Champions’, with sports ambassadors such as Harbhajan Singh, Abhinav Bindra, Mahesh Bhupathi, and...

Massive surge in online gambling activity due to IPL suspension

 LiveCasinoIndia.com, that follows the live casino and online betting industry closely, has reported a massive surge in online gambling activity at many online casinos....

Poland to host a lottery with $273,000 prizepool to speed up COVID-19 vaccination drive

Poland to host a lottery with prizepool of $273,000 to encourage people to get vaccinated against Covid-19, the minister in charge of the immunisation...

GST Council constitutes GoM to look after online gaming, race courses, casinos

The Goods and Service Tax Council has constituted a bunch of ministers (GoM) to study whether or not any change in authorized provisions is...

Gametech Technologies enters into an agreement with Playboy Enterprises International

Gametech Technologies entered into a non-exclusive license agreement with Playboy Enterprises International (“Playboy”) . As per the agreement ,Gametech will able to utilise the Playboy's...