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Tag: Online Gaming Laws

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...

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...

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...

28% GST rate will kill many smaller players and deter new entrants: Saumya Singh Rathore

In a recent interview with The Economic Times, co-founder of online gaming platform WinZO, Saumya Singh Rathore talked about how the government's proposal to...

We will not allow 3 types of online games in the country: Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Following the announcement of new online gaming rules, Minister of State for the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Rajeev Chandrasekhar has announced...

MeitY to start certifying online games if industry fails to form SROs before deadline

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) notified new online gaming rules in April this year and gave the industry three months in...

Nitish Mittersain asserts Nazara Tech’s plans for expansion in the RMG segment

Last month, Nitish Mittersain, CEO of Nazara Technologies, shared in an interview that the company is working on a larger blueprint for the real...

Karnataka HC to deliver verdict in Rs 21,000 crore Gameskraft GST evasion case on May 11

The long-awaited judgement in the Rs. 21,000 crore Gameskraft GST evasion case will be pronounced tomorrow on May 11 at 2.30 pm by a...

Online gaming companies against IAMAI’s proposal to form SRO

Major online gaming companies like Games24x7, Dream11, Mobile Premier League (MPL) and Zupee are against the formation of a self-regulatory organization (SRO) by the...