News Guide: The Impact of India’s Online Gaming Rules and Fact-checking Policies India's IT Ministry has released online gaming and govt-related information fact-checking rules. Here's a complete guide to our coverage of the same Aarathi GanesanApril 7, 2023
News Audit Highlights “Flaws In Implementation” Of Nagaland’s Online Gaming Law Nagaland government's failure to collect license fees, penalties, and royalties contribute to the ₹2 crore revenue loss Aarathi GanesanApril 4, 2023
News Chhattisgarh’s Online Gambling Law Comes Into Effect: Key Highlights Chhattisgarh Gambling Prohibition Act, 2022, will regulate gambling and online gambling in the state, and will only apply to games of "chance and luck" Aarathi GanesanMarch 29, 2023
News RTI: IT Ministry Has No Plans to Track Online Gambling-Related Suicides The Ministry also informed us that mod creators in online games aren't intermediaries under the IT Act, in response to RTIs we filed Aarathi GanesanMarch 10, 2023
News TN Govt Lacks “Legislative Competence”: Governor Returns Bill Banning Online Gambling The Governor cited the Indian government's recently proposed rules to regulate the online gaming sector to support his position Aarathi GanesanMarch 9, 2023
News “Immediate and Existential Threat to the Entire Gaming Ecosystem”: A Lawyer’s Concerns On Possible Tax Changes Malhotra says the reported plan to hike GST on online gaming is "immediate and existential threat: here's why Aarathi GanesanFebruary 22, 2023
News “Mr. Minister, That is Chicanery!”: Manish Tewari Questions Govt’s Powers to Regulate Online Gaming Aside from dropping heavy words, the question was whether the Indian govt can regulate online gaming given that gambling has been demarcated as a... Aarathi GanesanFebruary 9, 2023
News India blocks 138 betting apps, 94 lending apps with Chinese links; some non-Chinese apps also targeted This is the first time a large scale action to block lending and gaming apps has been ordered by the government Sarvesh MathiFebruary 7, 2023
News Is Online Rummy A Game of Skill? Andhra HC Directs State Govt To Find Out Andhra HC has asked the state government to form a committee to assess if online rummy should be considered a game of skill or... Aarathi GanesanFebruary 3, 2023
News Rajasthan HC Scoffs At GST Authorities Going After Gaming Platform’s “Betting and Gambling” Activities It held that fantasy games, and online gambling and betting, have been held as separate by courts, calling out the GST authorities' actions to... Aarathi GanesanJanuary 24, 2023