Casino
June 6, 2022
India Sentences Nine People for Illegal Gambling Dating Back to 2011
India has recently broached the topic of regulating gambling across multiple states, with the most recent one being Meghalaya. Local opposition has been mounting over the past weeks, though, and different groups have spoken against a proposal to introduce more regulated gambling options lest it begets more vice. In fact, many people are exploring gambling […]
Sports
May 30, 2022
Delhi Police Arrests 3,500 Individuals over Illegal Gambling
India may be close to – or at least attempting to – legalize another state for gambling, but in the meantime, law enforcement had to stay extra busy and ensure that it’s on point when it comes to tackling illegal gambling. The Delhi police arrested more than 3,500 people who were involved in 1,489 illegal […]
Industry
May 23, 2022
Meghalaya Doesn’t Think Scrapping Gaming Act Is Good
The State of Meghalaya in India is likely to proceed with its legalization push, or rather the expansion of the current gambling operations in the state. Responding to criticism of the current way gambling is regulated in the state, state chief minister Conrad K. Sangma said on Saturday that a proposal to repeal the existing […]
Casino
May 19, 2022
India Plans to Introduce 28% Tax on Online Gambling
India is not the warmest place if you are a gambling company. The country is currently in the midst of discussing a legislative change that would increase the tax applied to online gambling operators to 28% of the face value of each bet. This is done to bring online gambling in line with casinos and […]
Casino
May 17, 2022
Delta Corp Sees Offshore Casino Restore Operations after Court Order
India’s casinos were hit just as hard by the recent global pandemic as the rest of the world. One offshore casino in particular was having extra difficulties getting back to normalcy because of alleged environmental contumacy that caused ceasing operations. It took appealing before the Indian Supreme Court to undo the decision by the local […]
Legal
May 13, 2022
India’s Online Gaming Grows but Harm Sparks Concerns
Gaming harm is on the rise in India as online gaming becomes more and more popular, BBC reported. While lawmakers argue whether real money games (RMG) constitute gambling or not, citizens continue to fall victim to the industry. Many Indians Are Addicted to RMGs The report tells the story of Faisal Maqbool – a 31-years-old […]
Industry
May 9, 2022
Concerned Citizens Ask for Caution in Legalizing Gambling in Meghalaya
Meghalaya chief minister Conrad K Sangma, the proponent of a recent plan to introduce legal gambling to India’s state, has met with various representatives of the Khasi Jaintia Christian Leaders Forum who have urged the minister to tread carefully and not hurry with the mass legalization of a gambling framework in the state. Legalization of […]
Casino
May 2, 2022
Indian Man Ends Life over $46,000 Gambling Debt
A 39-year-old man in Chennai, India has ended his life over a gambling addiction that has grown so severe that it forced him to desperate lengths. P Prabhu of Vigneshwara Nagar amassed a crushing debt to the tune of INR3.5 million ($45,788) which left the man, who used to work at MNC and was earning […]
Casino
April 27, 2022
Goa Gaming Commissioner to Finally Take over the Industry
The Indian state of Goa is now moving forward with its proposed gambling framework that will allow its casino to start bustling. The state-approved a Gaming Commissioner to oversee these operations more than three years ago in 2019, but the state is moving only now to get everything up and running. Gaming Commissioner Closer to […]
Legal
April 26, 2022
India Fleshes Out Gambling Plans for Meghalaya
Following on news last week that the state of Meghalaya is planning to push ahead with a comprehensive gambling framework, more details have become available to outline how this is going to happen. The state is not thinking about wasting any time or opportunity and will press on with both online gambling and in-person gambling, […]
