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E-Gaming Federation announces to challenge Tamil Nadu regulation to ban online gaming

E-gaming Federation will challenge a regulation issued by the Tamil Nadu government to ban online gaming as it categorizes rummy and poker as games of chance, the industry association said on Wednesday. E-gaming Federation (EGF), whose members include Games24x7, MPL and Junglee Games, cited a Supreme Court ruling that, according to the industry…
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E-Gaming Federation announces to challenge Tamil Nadu regulation to ban online gaming
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TN online gambling ban: Governor holds meeting with E-gaming industry representatives

The meeting comes against the backdrop of the Bill seeking to ban online gambling and regulating online games waiting for assent from Governor RN Ravi. Even as the Tamil Nadu government awaits Governor RN Ravi to assent to the Bill banning online gambling and regulating online games, representatives of the E-Gaming Federation (EGF) met him at…
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The Hindu

E-Gaming representatives meet Governor on Bill to ban online gambling

At a time when the State government and political parties have been urging Governor R.N. Ravi to grant his assent to a Bill to ban online gambling and regulate online games, it has emerged that representatives of the E-Gaming Federation met Mr. Ravi at the Raj Bhavan on December 5 to share their views on the proposed legislation. A source from the…
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E-Gaming representatives meet Governor on Bill to ban online gambling
New Indian Express

Expected Guv Ravi to give assent to Bill on online gambling by Sunday: S Reghupathy- The New Indian Express

CHENNAI/PUDUKOTTAI: The ordinance banning online gambling lapsed on Sunday, and all eyes are on Governor RN Ravi since the Bill on the matter is still pending with him. Asked about the government's next move, a top officer said: "We await the approval of the governor for the Bill." The ordinance was not notified by the Tamil Nadu government after…
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Tamil Nadu Banned Online Gambling, EGF to Challenge Law

India's tenth-largest state, Tamil Nadu, introduced a law banning online gambling this week, following advice from a committee headed by a retired High Court Justice but the bill will likely be challenged by the E-gaming Federation (EGF). The Tamil Nadu Assembly passed a bill on Wednesday to ban online gambling in the state and replace an Ordinance…
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online gambling: RUE-LETTE: The human cost of online gambling

Siphoning off money from employers, faking their own kidnapping for ransom, robbery and even taking their own lives, online gamblers can be pushed to desperate lengths. While gambling for money has been a "timepass" for decades in India - inside homes or even outdoors on open lawns and street corners where men gather to pay teen patti and rummy…
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Deccan Herald

Tamil Nadu Assembly passes Bill banning online gambling

The Tamil Nadu Assembly, on Wednesday, passed a Bill to ban online gambling and regulate online games in the state, based on recommendations by a committee headed by Justice (retired) K Chandru. The Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Online Gambling and Regulation of Online Games Bill, 2022, replaces an ordinance approved by the state cabinet on September…
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Tamil Nadu Assembly passes Bill banning online gambling
Deccan Herald

Tamil Nadu Moves Towards Banning Online Games of Chance and Gambling

The state of Tamil Nadu has now banned online games of chance or gambling. Other online games will also be regulated. The ordinance was signed by Governor RN Ravi on October 1st and when the ban will take effect will be announced in the coming days. Online gaming has been gaining so much following not only in Tamil Nadu but the whole of India.…
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Real Horror Stories Of Online Gambling In India

Gambling has been a dicey business since time immemorial. But the arrival of the pandemic has exacerbated the negative impact of online gambling. Due to boredom and lack of work many people in India and abroad have taken up online gambling to test their luck at quick money or just to feed their addiction. The pandemic has advanced online gambling…
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Real Horror Stories Of Online Gambling In India
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Online gaming industry prepares court challenge against TN gambling ordinance

The online gaming industry is planning to challenge the Tamil Nadu ordinance that seeks to ban online gambling and regulate online gaming in the state. The ordinance was passed by the state government on Monday, October 3. Stakeholders and lawyers with knowledge of developments said that the ordinance "goes against many years of established court…
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Online gaming industry prepares court challenge against TN gambling ordinance
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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…
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E-Gaming Federation appreciates the GoM in understanding online skill gaming differently from betting and gambling
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GoM On GST For Casinos Online Gaming Horse Racing To Meet On July 12

Uttar Pradesh finance minister, Suresh Kumar Khanna, who is also a member of the Group of Ministers (GoM) formed to advice the government on GST for online gaming, casinos, and horse racing, while addressing a conference by Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI), said the panel will meet again on July 12. The meeting will…
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GoM On GST For Casinos Online Gaming Horse Racing To Meet On July 12
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GST Council Defers 10 Hike On Online Gaming

The GST rate on casinos, race courses, and online gaming have been subject to much discussion amidst widespread pushback from the online gaming industry, in particular, on the government's recommendation of a blanket hike of Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates on casinos, racecourses, and online gaming from 18 percent to 28 percent. Karnataka Chief…
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GST Council Defers 10 Hike On Online Gaming
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GST Council defers decision to hike tax rate on online gaming to 28%

The Goods and Service Tax (GST) Council on Wednesday deferred a decision on the proposal to raise the GST on online gaming from 18% to 28% on the skill gaming to bring it at par with chance games involving gambling and betting, Karnataka chief minister BS Bommai said. "The decision on online gaming has been deferred. There were issues which needs…
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GST Council defers decision to hike tax rate on online gaming to 28%
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The GST conundrum: A super hard level for the Indian online gaming sector

Uncharted, Evil Dead, Overwatch, Genshin Impact…these are not Hollywood films, but online games that give you a high adrenaline rush every time you dive into them. Every year, the number of online gamers in India surges due to the popularity of these visually enticing, heart-pounding games. According to EY research, the number of online gamers…
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28 Percent GST On Online Gaming? Industry Reckons May 18 Could Be 'Doomsday'

May 18 could be D-Day for the online gaming sector. More specifically, for the real money gaming domain that operates in India in various "skill-based" forms like fantasy cricket, rummy, poker, roulette, ludo, and even snakes and ladders! () For years, the Centre has deflected the issue of gambling/betting to the states under whom the matter lies…
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The Hindu

E-gaming federation wants policies to regulate online gaming

The Tamil Nadu government should introduce policies to regulate online gaming instead of resorting to blanket bans because such extreme measures will boost ill-legal gaming activities, leading to a detrimental impact on the very players the government seeks to protect, said Sameer Barde, Chief Executive Officer, E-Gaming Federation. "Tamil Nadu…
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E-gaming federation wants policies to regulate online gaming
Fortune India

Why is it hard to govern e-gaming?

The e-gaming sector in India is in its infancy and has run into some teething trouble. Industry insiders say there is a problem of perception around e-gaming and playing for real money, especially by the regulatory authorities. "Gaming is considered a frivolous waste of time and secondly it is unclear if playing with money is gambling or gaming,"…
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