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Tag: Online Gambling

Goa: Nine arrested for running illegal online gambling racket

The Goa police busted an online gambling racket and arrested nine individuals on Sunday, November 12. The group involved in illegal activities was operating...

Australian free TV, radio witness more than a million gambling adverts in a year: Report

Over one million gambling advertisements were aired on free-to-air television, radio and online platforms in the 12-month period between May 2022 and April 2023,...

Brazil: Parliament passes sports betting and online gambling bill

The lower house of Parliament of Brazil, on Wednesday, September 13, passed a historic bill relating to sports betting online gambling in the country....

Australia enacts ban on credit card usage for online gambling

With the objective to address problem gambling, the Australian federal government has legislated to ban the use of credit cards and digital currencies for...

Australia: Crown Resorts, Entain to lay off over 150 employees amid changing economic conditions

Casino conglomerate Crown Resorts has planned to lay off nearly 100 employees at its Sydney property along with closing down one of the VIP...

Rajkot: CA student missing after losing money in online gambling

A chartered accountancy (CA) student named Shubham Bagthariya has recently gone missing after recording two videos in front of the Aji River in Rajkot...

Goa: Over Rs 2 lakh seized in raid on ‘mini casino’ offering online gambling

The Ponda police booked a 39-year-old individual named Praveen from Maharashtra for allegedly running a 'mini casino' involving computer games and online gambling in...

2014 letter from MHA to Sikkim’s Finance Dept clarifies states can regulate online gambling

A recent tweet by technology and gaming lawyer Jay Sayta has revealed that the states do hold the authority to regulate online gambling and...

MP Government Task Force holds first meeting to bring online gambling under Gambling Act

A task force working to curb online gambling in Madhya Pradesh recently held its first meeting at Mantralay last Thursday. The task force was...

Doctor urges celebrities to stop promotion of online gambling

According to a senior doctor working at the Sadar Hospital, celebrities and actors should refrain from endorsing online gambling applications since they encourage depression...

Celebrities face heat as they receive notice regarding promotion of illegal betting website Lotus365

Popular Bollywood actors like Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Urvashi Rautela and others associated with promotions of illegal gambling brand Lotus365 have received notices from the Central...

‘Youngsters have started gambling, film stars are promoting them’ – NCP leader Ajit Pawar demands ban on gambling

On Friday, March 24, Maharashtra-based politician Ajit Pawar expressed his intense demands to raise a ban on activities like online gambling and lottery. Pawar...

Gujarat: Father kidnapped by gamblers after son loses Rs 5 lakh in online gambling

Illegal gamblers running an online gambling racket abducted the father of a gambling addict named Kevin, who took a loan of Rs 5 lakh...

Belgium Government bans online gambling and betting advertisements

In an effort to combat gambling addiction and debt, Belgium Government has imposed a strict prohibition on gambling and betting related ads. As per...

Global online gambling market projected to grow by $150.5 billion till 2027: Technavio

A recent report by Technavio has claimed that the global online gambling market is set to grow by $150.5 billion till 2027, at a...

UK: Gambling Commission study finds problem gambling rate remaining low

The latest study from the gaming regulator, UK Gambling Commission (UKGC), has found that the country's problem gambling rate is still hovering around 0.2%....