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Online casino apps are a popular way of enjoying various casino games on mobile devices, such as slots, roulette, blackjack, poker, and baccarat. Online casino apps can provide fun, convenience, and lucrative opportunities for players who love gambling. However, in India, the legal situation of online casino apps is not clear-cut, as it depends on…

Law ・ 14 October 2023

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The legality of Online Gambling in India: Current Regulations and What’s Ahead

Recent statistics show that around 40% of Indian adults have gambled at least once on online platforms. It's not a secret that Indians are fond of gambling activities like card games and sports betting. That is why it's not surprising that casino operators see India as one of the countries with a huge potential for market growth. While online…

Law ・ 16 January 2023

The Quint

What Does India's Law Say About Online Gaming and Online Gambling?

On 16 November, the Madras High Court withdrew a batch of petitions challenging a Tamil Nadu state ordinance that bans online gaming and online gambling, after the state government said that the ordinance had not come into effect yet. Even as this happens, a central government-appointed task force has recommended a new nationwide legislation to…

Industry ・ 17 November 2022

The Hindu BusinessLine

Online Games: How to protect people without harming the industry

Why are some state governments banning online games? The state governments, especially in the South, in their intent to protect consumers from falling into a debt trap, banned the entire bouquet of online games, including games of skill and all online games in the ambit of betting and gambling. In 2017, Telangana promulgated a ban on online…

Industry ・ 26 October 2022

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Online Gaming and its regulations

Of the numerous things that the pandemic has changed in our lives, an obvious one is the way we entertain ourselves. Amid the proliferation of OTT channels and the rise in viewing hours what has gone unnoticed is the burgeoning use of online gaming. The average time spent on online gaming has gone up almost 65 per cent from pre-Covid levels. More…

Industry ・ 19 October 2022

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E-Gaming Federation appreciates the GoM in understanding online skill gaming differently from betting and gambling

The Group of Ministers (GoM) reconstituted to examine taxation of casinos, racecourses, and online gaming recently met with industry bodies and leading operators to discuss the valuation approach for GST in online gaming and attempted to understand how online skill gaming is different from betting and gambling. The GoM heard the legal distinction…

Law ・ 29 July 2022

The Hindu BusinessLine

Why India’s online gaming industry desperately needs a regulatory architecture

India is one of world's biggest markets for online gaming. There are nearly 433 million online gaming app users and they are growing rapidly. Almost half of them are in the 15-64 age group. During the pandemic, the usage of these apps soared by 65 per cent. According to Sensor Tower Research, India had the world's highest number of game downloads…

Industry ・ 05 July 2022

Financial Express

Online gaming and gambling stand at loggerheads on GST

By Maulik Nanavati and Manvi Damle The 47 GST Council meeting was held in Chandigarh from June 28-29, 2022. One of the agenda items which got deferred for decision is bracketing of online gaming, including skill gaming, with casinos and horse racing currently taxed at 28% and also a proposal to levy tax on the full contest entry amount instead of…

Industry ・ 03 July 2022

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The popularity of online gaming platforms has soared high in recent times with enthusiasts from all age groups. The rising trend of demand for such games has made it critical to speculate its promotion through advertisements. The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (" MIB ") has issued an advisory (" Gaming Advisory ") dated June 13, 2022 to…

Industry ・ 29 June 2022

Financial Express

GST on Online Gaming needs to be looked differently than Casinos and Horse Racing

The GST Council and Ministry of Finance had constituted a Group of Ministers (GoM) to determine the GST rate and taxation on Casinos, Race Courses and Online Gaming which was subsequently reconstituted again and is scheduled to meet on 2nd May 2022 under Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma. There have also been well established decisions by…

Industry ・ 30 April 2022

Money Control

Online gambling ban: Karnataka govt approaches Supreme Court against HC judgement

The Karnataka government on March 29 moved the Supreme Court challenging the Karnataka High Court judgement that recently struck down the contentious provisions of the state's online gambling law. It has filed a special leave petition, contending that the regulatory amendments were needed against online gambling to maintain public order as…

Law ・ 30 March 2022

New Indian Express

Powerful lobby behind online gambling industry: Bommai- The New Indian Express

BENGALURU: Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday expressed helplessness in implementing a stringent law to ban online gambling in the state, pointing out that the Karnataka High Court had initially ordered a stay and had later struck it down. "There is a lobby behind this. We had done our groundwork and made laws," he said. The CM also noted…

Industry ・ 15 March 2022

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Karnataka HC Strikes Down State s Online Gambling Law Gaming Industry Leaders Reacts

These petitions had challenged the constitutional legitimacy of revisions made to the Karnataka Police (Amendment) Act that had prohibited all types of internet gaming where the move of money is involved. Amid the months-long controversy, the Karnataka High Court, on Monday struck down the state's online gambling law as unconstitutional. On…

Law ・ 09 March 2022

News18

Online Gambling Set to Make Comeback in Karnataka as HC Strikes Down Law as Unconstitutional

Online gambling was banned in Karnataka since last year The Karnataka High Court, on Monday February 14, quashed a recent law enacted by the state to ban online gambling, and stated that it was unconstitutional. This move comes as a huge relief to all the skill-based gaming platforms that had to close operations in Karnataka last year. The high…

Law ・ 17 February 2022

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India high court strikes down law banning online gaming

The Karnataka High Court Monday struck down provisions of the Karnataka Police (Amendment) Act, 2021 that prohibited and criminalised online gambling and offering and playing skill games, including online, by risking money or otherwise. The Karnataka Assembly passed legislation in September to amend the Karnataka Police Act, 1963, rendering all…

Law ・ 15 February 2022

MediaNama

Karnataka online gambling ban struck down on constitutional grounds

The Karnataka Police (Amendment) Act 2021 which banned online gaming (with stakes) and betting in the state, has been struck down by the Karnataka High Court (HC) as unconstitutional, according to a LiveLaw report. The verdict was pronounced by a division bench of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice Krishna S Dixit. The bench clarified that…

Law ・ 14 February 2022

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Karnataka High Court Overturns State Law Banning Online Gambling Games

The Karnataka High Court on Monday struck down certain provisions of the Karnataka Police (Amendment) Act 2021, under which the state government has banned online games with monetary stakes, according to LiveLaw. The bench, comprising Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice Krishna S Dixit, reportedly declared the provisions in question to be…

Games ・ 14 February 2022

The Indian Express

‘Unconstitutional’: Karnataka HC strikes down law banning online gambling in state

Calling it unconstitutional, the Karnataka High Court on Monday struck down provisions of the Karnataka Police (Amendment) Act, 2021, which prohibit and criminalise betting on and playing games of skill, including the ones online. "The writ petitions succeed. The provisions are ultra vires of the Constitution and struck down," A Division Bench of…

Law ・ 14 February 2022

Money Control

Karnataka HC strikes down state's online gambling law as unconstitutional

February 14, 2022 / 11:32 AM IST The Karnataka High Court, on February 14, struck down the state's recent online gambling law as unconstitutional, providing a major relief to the skill-based gaming firms that had shut down operations in the state. This judgement will likely pave the way for fantasy sports and gaming fifirms such as Dream11, Mobile…

Law ・ 14 February 2022

Hindustan Times

Karnataka high court verdict on online gambling ban likely today

The Basavaraj Bommai-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led state government had tabled and passed The Karnataka Police (Amendment) Bill, 2021, which, among other changes, has banned "any act of risking money, or otherwise on the unknown result of an event including on a game of skill." The Karnataka High Court (HC) is likely to pronounce its verdict…

Law ・ 13 February 2022

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Karnataka HC Concludes Hearing, Reserves Judgement In Online Gambling Ban Case

December 22, 2021 / 08:43 PM IST The Karnataka High Court has reserved its judgement after concluding the hearings from a series of petitioners that included industry associations, gaming companies and individuals who had challenged the constitutional validity of the state's new online gambling law that came into effect on October 5. Skill gaming…

Sports ・ 23 December 2021

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New report illustrates what India’s gambling regulation should look like

This year, a number of states have rolled out their versions of the so-called regulation in an attempt to govern India's thriving online gambling industry. These efforts, however, have only succeeded in creating more debate on how to best regulate the evolving sector with a framework that is viable for all stakeholders, from the governments…

Law ・ 22 December 2021

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India online gambling ban is always doomed to fail, unless states take on multi-dimensional view on regulation

At least three states in India have sought to curb the online gaming industry, which has been experiencing an explosion of growth recently amid the coronavirus pandemic. Yet state officials have yet to win in their quest to "curb the menace" supposedly brought on by gaming. India doesn't have a common legislation that governs the online gaming…

Law ・ 18 December 2021

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Everything You Need To Know About Karnataka's Ban On Online Gaming

The online gaming industry has the potential to generate $2 Bn in revenues by 2023 and is currently valued at $1 Bn+ Despite the boom, Indian states are undecided on the legalisation of online gaming due to the indecisiveness of what comprises a game of skill or a game of chance While the governments of Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Odisha and…

Strategy Guide ・ 03 November 2021

The Indian Express

Karnataka gambling law: ambit, HC challenge

On September 21, the Karnataka legislature passed a legislation to amend the Karnataka Police Act, 1963, making all forms of gambling, including online, a cognisable and non-bailable offence. The Karnataka Police (Amendment) Act, 2021 was notified and came into force on October 5 It was passed in Karnataka despite similar laws introduced in Tamil…

Law ・ 29 October 2021

The Hindu BusinessLine

No interim relief for petitioners challenging Karnataka’s online gambling law

Karnataka High Court has not given any interim order in the ongoing hearing of six petitions challenging the State's new anti-gambling law. The next hearing on these petitions will now take place after Diwali in November 2021. Six petitions have been filed by gaming companies and industry bodies including the All Indian Gaming Federation (AIGF),…

Law ・ 28 October 2021

Live Law

State Govt Opposes Petitions Challenging Ban On Online Gambling In Karnataka, Says 'No Harm In Preventing Public From Squandering Their Hard Earned Money'

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday began hearing on a batch of petitions filed challenging the Constitutional validity of the Karnataka Police (Amendment) Act 2021, by which the state government has banned all online gambling and betting, and provide maximum imprisonment of three years and penalty upto Rs 1 lakh for violation of the…

Rummy Games ・ 28 October 2021

MediaNama

Karnataka online gambling ban: Dream11 moves court to quash FIR

Weeks after an FIR led to Dream11 stopping its services in Karnataka, the fantasy sports app's founders Bhavit Sheth and Harsh Jain have moved the Karnataka High Court seeking to quash the FIR. According to a report by The News Minute, the two founders filed a writ petition before the court on October 22. The FIR prompting Dream11 to exit the state…

Sports ・ 26 October 2021

The Indian Express

Karnataka HC to hear petitions challenging law banning online gambling on October 27

The Karnataka High Court will take up a batch of petitions filed by the All India Gaming Federation and several gaming firms against a new law introduced in the state banning online gambling on October 27. The federation and others have opposed the inclusion of online games of skill in the category of online gambling. It has argued in its petition,…

Law ・ 25 October 2021

Deccan Herald

Games of risk: Gambling laws look to shut out loot boxes

The Karnataka Legislature recently introduced amendments to the Karnataka Police Act, 1963, under the Karnataka Police (Amendment) Bill, 2021. The state sought to prohibit online gambling, namely online games. One of the objects of the amendment is to "curb the menace of gaming through the internet, mobile app". This led to significant doubts both…

Law ・ 24 October 2021

The News Minute

Karnataka online gambling ban: Karnataka HC to hear petitions challenging new law

The Karnataka government had notified the new law making online gambling punishable with a maximum imprisonment of three years or a fine of up to Rs 1 lakh. The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday, October 27, will start hearing a batch of petitions filed by All India Gaming Federation and individual companies challenging the new Karnataka law…

Law ・ 24 October 2021

New Indian Express

Online gambling ban questioned- The New Indian Express

BENGALURU: The All-India Gaming Federation has moved the Karnataka High Court, challenging the validity of an amendment to the Karnataka Police Act prohibiting and criminalising playing games of skill, including online games, by risking money or otherwise. The Karnataka Police (Amendment) Act, 2021, passed by the Karnataka legislature in September,…

Law ・ 24 October 2021

Hindustan Times

Karnataka HC to hear plea against arrests in online gambling ban on October 27

The Karnataka high court on Friday formally observed that the government can accede to requests that no arrests be made under the new law that bans online gambling. However, there was no order to this effect, people aware of the developments said. "There is no order or any direction. The case has been posted for Wednesday (October 27) for…

Incidents ・ 22 October 2021

Live Law

Karnataka High Court To Hear Next Week Challenge To Online Gambling Ban

The Karnataka High Court on Friday said it would on Wednesday (October 27) hear a batch of petitions filed challenging the Constitutional validity of the Karnataka Police (Amendment) Act 2021, by which the state government has banned all online gambling and betting, and provide maximum imprisonment of three years and penalty upto Rs 1 lakh for…

Law ・ 22 October 2021

Money Control

No Arrests To Be Made Under New Gambling Law, Says Karnataka High Court

October 22, 2021 / 02:25 PM IST The Karnataka High Court on October 22 told the Advocate General appearing on behalf of the state government not to make arrests under the new online gambling law that faces legal challenges from several gaming firms. Appearing for All India Gaming Federation, a skill gaming industry body that has challenged the law,…

Law ・ 22 October 2021

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All India Gaming Federation dubs Karnataka restrictions on online gambling as regressive

All India Gaming Federation dubs Karnataka restrictions on online gambling as regressive New Delhi, Oct 6 (KNN) The Government of Karnataka tabled the Karnataka Police (Amendment) Bill, 1963, in the Legislative Assembly on September 17, and the same was passed by the assembly on September 21. The bill seeks to prohibit gambling in the state,…

Rummy Games ・ 19 October 2021

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Junglee Games Files Petition In Karnataka HC Against Gambling Ban

October 18, 2021 / 07:16 PM IST Junglee Games, which operates Junglee Rummy, Junglee Teen Patti, and fantasy gaming platform Howzat, is the latest firm to approach the Karnataka High Court appealing against the state's online gambling law that came into effect on October 5. Online betting giant Flutter Entertainment, which was created by the merger…

Law ・ 18 October 2021

Money Control

Karnataka Gambling Ban: No Significant Impact On Delta Corp's Online Skill Gaming Business

October 13, 2021 / 05:07 PM IST Ace investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala-backed casino and hospitality firm Delta Corp doesn't expect Karnataka's recent gambling ban to have an impact on its online skill gaming operations. Delta Corp currently operates an online poker site Adda52 and rummy platform Adda52Rummy through its subsidiary Gaussian Networks.…

Industry ・ 13 October 2021

India Today

Games people play: Should online gaming and gambling be banned or regulated?

A fortnight ago, the Karnataka government banned online gambling in the state. The ban extended to all kinds of gambling, including "any act of risking money or otherwise on the unknown result of an event including on a game of skill". This demolishes the subtle difference between what used to be categorised as a "game of chance", where the outcome…

Law ・ 12 October 2021

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Online Gambling Ban In Karnataka Could Impact 500 Start Ups

Multiple states in India have proceeded to crackdown on online gambling operators in the last 18 months. The COVID-19 lockdown in India resulted in a massive spike in online gambling across India which has caused serious concerns for anti-online gambling campaigners. The South Indian state of Karnataka decided to introduce a Karnataka Police…

Covid ・ 10 October 2021

ABP News Live

Karnataka: AIGF, Gaming Companies Move High Court Challenging Online Gambling Law

Chennai: The All India Gaming Federation (AIGF), a skill gaming industry body, along with four other real-money gaming companies have moved the Karnataka High Court challenging the state government's online gambling law that came into effect on October 5. According to a report in Moneycontrol, the firms, Mobile Premier League (MPL), Games24X7, A23…

Law ・ 10 October 2021

The Hindu BusinessLine

Industry appeals Karnataka high court against online gambling law

All Indian Gaming Federation (AIGF), Mobile Premier League, Games24x7, Gameskraft and Head Digital Works Private Limited have filed writ petitions in the Karnataka High Court against the State's online gambling law. All five petitions were filed on Thursday, October 7. The Karnataka Police (Amendment) Compliance Act, 2021, which was notified on…

Law ・ 09 October 2021

Money Control

MPL, Games24x7, AIGF Approach Karnataka High Court Against Gambling Ban

Skill gaming industry body All India Gaming Federation along with real-money gaming firms Mobile Premier League (MPL), Games24x7, A23(Ace2Three), and Gameskraft have approached the Karnataka High Court appealing against the state's online gambling law that came into effect on October 5. These firms have filed writ petitions in the Karnataka High…

Law ・ 08 October 2021

Money Control

Karnataka Gambling Law: MPL & Other Gaming Startups Block Users From Playing Real Money Games

October 06, 2021 / 08:36 AM IST Real-money gaming startups have started blocking access to residents in Karnataka after the state government notified the online gambling law with immediate effect on October 5. Gaming platform Mobile Premier League (MPL), which hosts online tournaments across more than 70 mobile games, has updated its terms and…

Law ・ 06 October 2021

Money Control

Indian Startups Seek Clarity Over Karnataka's Online Gambling Bill

September 22, 2021 / 06:47 PM IST Indian tech startups and industry associations have expressed concerns and sought clarity over the Karnataka government's bill to ban online gambling. Rameesh Kailasam, CEO of IndiaTech.org, an industry body that represents founders of Indian startups and investors, told Moneycontrol that they have recommended to…

Sports ・ 22 September 2021

Money Control

How Karnataka's Online Gambling Bill Could Impact Skill-based Gaming Startups

Karnataka's proposed amendment to ban online gambling could have major implications on Indian skill-based gaming startups, since it brings them under the ambit of the regulation by removing the distinction between game of skill and game of chance, according to industry experts. Karnataka's legislative assembly had tabled the bill on Friday to amend…

Sports ・ 21 September 2021

Live Law

Bill Tabled In Karnataka Assembly To Ban Online Gambling And Betting

The State Government on Friday, (September 17), tabled in the State Legislative Assembly a bill to amend the Karnataka Police Act 1963, whereby it aims to ban online gambling and betting, and provide maximum imprisonment of three years and penalty upto Rs 1 lakh for violation of the provisions. The bill titled Karnataka Police (Amendment) Act,…

Law ・ 20 September 2021

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India: Karnataka Govt. seeks to ban online gambling

ndia's Karnataka Cabinet decided on Saturday, September 4 to ban online gambling by amending the Karnataka Police Act, 1963. However, online lottery and betting on horse races happening within or outside the state will not be prohibited. The cabinet approved a draft of the amendment bill, which will be taken to the House during the legislature…

Law ・ 06 September 2021

New Indian Express

Karnataka government to ban online gambling and betting- The New Indian Express

BENGALURU: Online gambling and betting will soon be banned in Karnataka. The Cabinet on Saturday took a decision to amend the Karnataka Police Act to bring the ban into effect. However, online lottery and betting on horse races, happening within or outside the State, can continue legally, said Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister JC Madhuswamy…

Law ・ 05 September 2021

New Indian Express

Online gambling ban: State to make stand known after Cabinet, House nod- The New Indian Express

BENGALURU: The State Government on Thursday informed the Karnataka High Court that its stand regarding imposing a ban on online gambling and betting will be placed before the court, after seeking due approval of the Cabinet and Legislature. Chief Secretary P Ravikumar filed an affidavit before a division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka…

Law ・ 09 July 2021

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