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Tag: Online Gaming Laws

Centre has authority to regulate online gaming: MeitY to Delhi HC in response to PIL by SOCH

Responding to the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Noida-based NGO Social Organization for Creating Humanity (SOCH) in July, the Centre submitted its response...

We will file appeal against Madras HC order lifting ban on online gaming: TN Law Minister

On November 9, the Madras High Court division bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjay Gangapurwala and Justice PD Audikesavalu struck down the online gaming ban...

3 Supreme Court cases will decide the fate of the RMG industry

The online real money gaming industry has been in a state of turmoil with the recent changes recommended by the Goods and Services Tax...

Tech and gaming lawyer Jay Sayta on GST notices to RMG companies, 28% tax rate implementation

In a recent interview with ET NOW, technology and gaming lawyer Jay Sayta talked about the ongoing tax notice spree by the Directorate General...

MeitY may shun idea of self-regulation if SRBs are dominated by major online gaming firms

The Ministry of Information and Technology (MeitY) may consider dissolving its plan to establish self-regulatory bodies (SRBs) to oversee the online gaming sector if...

Kerala HC dismisses Lottery King Santiago Martin’s appeal challenging ED’s attachment orders

Lottery King Santiago Martin's appeal against Kerala High Court’s dismissal of his plea in relation to the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) attachment orders has been...

SROs for online gaming sector to be notified by September end: Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Rajeev Chandrasekhar, the minister of state for electronics and IT, has revealed the expected time frame in which the self-regulatory organisations (SROs) will be...

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...

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...

Rajeev Chandrasekhar lauds GST Council, FM; terms decisions as ‘good steps in evolving framework’

Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology, Rajeev Chandrasekhar lauded the decisions taken by the GST Council and Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman...

Madras HC adjourns hearing in online gaming ban case to August 7

The Madras High Court has adjourned the hearing involving petitions filed by online gaming companies against online rummy ban to August 7 after Senior...

MeitY and Finance Ministry differ over 28% GST rate on online gaming, Chandrasekhar refutes claims

With allegedly different opinions on how the online real money gaming sector should be taxed, the Finance Ministry and the Ministry of Electronics and...

If there is a law preventing a state from enacting online gambling act, please present it: S Regupathy to Centre

Tamil Nadu Law Minister S Regupathy has again contested the argument that the state government has no authority to enact a law to ban...

Tamil Nadu government has no authority to ban online games: Centre to Madras HC

Three Senior Advocates, representing online gaming companies, argued in the Madras High Court today that the state government's ban on online skill games goes...

Rajeev Chandrasekhar backs GST Council’s decision to levy 28% tax on online real money gaming

Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Minister of State for MeitY, supported the GST Council's decision on online gaming, calling it a “well-thought-out preliminary measure.” It is to...

Noida-based NGO writes to PMO to curb menace of illegal betting and gambling websites

Noida-based not-for-profit organization Social Organization for Creating Humanity (SOCH) has addressed a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarding the issue of widespread presence...