News Google Play to allow rummy and fantasy sports apps on a pilot basis: here’s all you need to know Google on September 7 launched a pilot program allowing rummy and daily fantasy sports (DFS) apps on Play Store in India. The pilot will run... Sarvesh MathiSeptember 8, 2022
News India’s Unclear Gaming and Gambling Regulations Are ‘Playing’ with Lives Deaths linked to online gambling have been on the rise, but current regulatory attempts leave users and legal platforms in a limbo. Aarathi GanesanAugust 24, 2022
News TLDR: Google’s fact-check, WhatsApp privacy, Kids’ data on Instagram, Microsoft in ONDC, GST on online gambling, more We take you through a quick roundup covering all the major developments in tech policy, news, e-commerce, cyberceucrity, and privacy Arjun BanerjeeAugust 12, 2022
News ‘No Systematic Action Against Offshore Betting and Gambling Websites’ in India, Says Report A report studies the prevelance and harms of offshore betting and gambling sites in India, concluding that there's a lot more to be done Aarathi GanesanAugust 11, 2022
News Tamil Nadu Government Invites Public Inputs for Upcoming Law Regulating Online Gambling The Tamil Nadu government has called for public comments on an upcoming law to regulate online gambling amid similar moves by other states Aarathi GanesanAugust 9, 2022
News Tamil Nadu Government Convenes Committee For Emergency Law Against Online Gambling The Tamil Nadu government has announced a committee that will make recommendations towards an ordinance on online gambling after multiple suicide cases Aarathi GanesanJune 13, 2022
News Karnataka approaches Supreme Court to reinstate ban on online games with real money stakes: Report Many states like Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala have tried to ban real-money gaming in recent years. MitakshMarch 30, 2022
News Karnataka HC strikes down online gambling ban, paving way for companies to resume operations The ruling is a major victory for real money gaming companies that had criticised the bill as arbitrary and overreaching. MitakshFebruary 14, 2022
News There is no proposal to include online gaming with gambling: MeitY in response to a parliamentary question Real money games have grown in India since the onset of the pandemic yet regulations across states remain inconsistent. MitakshFebruary 14, 2022
News GST Intelligence raids RummyCulture parent company, laptops and hard drives seized: Report The tax raids on Gameskraft offices in Bengaluru come at a time when it is opposing the state's new gambling law in court. Aihik SurNovember 15, 2021