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Constitute Authority, Set Rules For New Gaming Law To Work: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court directed the Centre to constitute an authority and promulgate the rules for the newly-enacted Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act to work.
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Online Money Games Ban Faces First Legal Challenge From Rummy, Poker Games Firm A23
In a court filing at the High Court of Karnataka in southwestern India, A23, which offers rummy and poker games, said the law "criminalises the legitimate business of playing online games of skill, which would result in the closure of various gaming companies overnight".
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India Faces First Legal Challenge Against Online Money Games Ban: Report
Gaming company A23 has challenged the government's ban on online money-based games, a legal filing shows, in the first case against a law that led to the sudden shutdown of popular contests and has thrown the industry's future into doubt.
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BCCI Can't Penalise Dream11 Despite Early Termination Of Rs 358 Crore Contract Due To This Clause
Dream11 has informed the BCCI that it can no longer honour the Rs 358 crore contract.
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Time's Up For Real-Money Online Games As Bill Becomes Law
The Online Gaming Bill has received the President's assent, becoming a law, a day after it was passed by Parliament.
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How Sikkim Cracked Down On Online Gaming Much Before Centre Brought A Bill
Sikkim has been a frontrunner in cracking down on online gaming, said a senior official, explaining how the Himalayan state tucked in one corner of the northeast has played a key role in drafting the centre's latest Online Gaming Bill, 2025.
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Online Gaming Bill 2025: Real Money Gaming Platforms Reportedly Wind Down Some Online Games
The Online Gaming Bill, 2025 was recently passed by Parliament, and real money gaming platforms like Dream11 and MPL have reportedly begun to halt their RMG-related operations in the country. While users may still have access to games not requiring money deposits, thanks to the new law that prohibits online money gaming services but allowse-sports ...
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I Am A Gamer. Does The Ban On Gaming Apps Affect Me?
The bill passed in Lok Sabha on online gaming apps involving real money is not a law yet. When it becomes a law, the users money could be stuck with the payment aggregator platform
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The Pros And Cons Of Online Gaming Bill 2025
The Online Gaming Bill 2025 seeks to encourage e-sports and social games, while prohibiting real money gaming and online betting that could lead to addiction, financial loss, and security risks.
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Bill To Regulate Online Gaming Gets Cabinet Nod, Next Stop Lok Sabha
A bill to regulate online gaming has been cleared by the union cabinet, and is likely to be introduced in the Lok Sabha tomorrow, sources said.
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States Can Frame Laws On Online Gaming, Betting: Centre In Lok Sabha
IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw hit back saying Dayanidhi Maran has no right to question the moral authority of the central government.
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Parliament Passes Bill to Levy 28 Percent GST on Online Games; Offshore Gaming Firms to Need Registration
Parliament on Friday approved amendments to the Central and Integrated GST laws to levy 28 percent tax on the full face value of bets in online gaming, casinos and horse race clubs. The CGST amendment bill defines 'online gaming' as a game on the internet or an electronic network.
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Indian Online Gaming Firms Planning to Relocate Could Violate Laws: Official
Indian online gaming firms planning to relocate overseas to avoid a new 28 percent tax on the sector run the risk of violating the country's foreign exchange laws, Vivek Johri, head of the indirect taxes' department, said on Thursday. New Delhi does not plan to implement the tax retrospectively, he said, in response to speculation it could do so.
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Tamil Nadu Governor Clears Online Gaming Bill Hours After MK Stalin's Assembly Offensive
Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi signed off on a proposed law to ban online gambling and to regulate internet games today, shortly after the MK Stalin government called him out for not clearing the bill nearly six months.
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Need Central Act Regulating Online Gaming, Gambling: Minister In Lok Sabha
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw informed the Lok Sabha that nine States and UTs have passed laws on online gaming adding that there is a need for a central act to regulate it.
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Constitute Authority, Set Rules For New Gaming Law To Work: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court directed the Centre to constitute an authority and promulgate the rules for the newly-enacted Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act to work.
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Online Money Games Ban Faces First Legal Challenge From Rummy, Poker Games Firm A23
In a court filing at the High Court of Karnataka in southwestern India, A23, which offers rummy and poker games, said the law "criminalises the legitimate business of playing online games of skill, which would result in the closure of various gaming companies overnight".
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India Faces First Legal Challenge Against Online Money Games Ban: Report
Gaming company A23 has challenged the government's ban on online money-based games, a legal filing shows, in the first case against a law that led to the sudden shutdown of popular contests and has thrown the industry's future into doubt.
-
BCCI Can't Penalise Dream11 Despite Early Termination Of Rs 358 Crore Contract Due To This Clause
Dream11 has informed the BCCI that it can no longer honour the Rs 358 crore contract.
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Time's Up For Real-Money Online Games As Bill Becomes Law
The Online Gaming Bill has received the President's assent, becoming a law, a day after it was passed by Parliament.
-
How Sikkim Cracked Down On Online Gaming Much Before Centre Brought A Bill
Sikkim has been a frontrunner in cracking down on online gaming, said a senior official, explaining how the Himalayan state tucked in one corner of the northeast has played a key role in drafting the centre's latest Online Gaming Bill, 2025.
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Online Gaming Bill 2025: Real Money Gaming Platforms Reportedly Wind Down Some Online Games
The Online Gaming Bill, 2025 was recently passed by Parliament, and real money gaming platforms like Dream11 and MPL have reportedly begun to halt their RMG-related operations in the country. While users may still have access to games not requiring money deposits, thanks to the new law that prohibits online money gaming services but allowse-sports ...
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I Am A Gamer. Does The Ban On Gaming Apps Affect Me?
The bill passed in Lok Sabha on online gaming apps involving real money is not a law yet. When it becomes a law, the users money could be stuck with the payment aggregator platform
-
The Pros And Cons Of Online Gaming Bill 2025
The Online Gaming Bill 2025 seeks to encourage e-sports and social games, while prohibiting real money gaming and online betting that could lead to addiction, financial loss, and security risks.
-
Bill To Regulate Online Gaming Gets Cabinet Nod, Next Stop Lok Sabha
A bill to regulate online gaming has been cleared by the union cabinet, and is likely to be introduced in the Lok Sabha tomorrow, sources said.
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States Can Frame Laws On Online Gaming, Betting: Centre In Lok Sabha
IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw hit back saying Dayanidhi Maran has no right to question the moral authority of the central government.
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Parliament Passes Bill to Levy 28 Percent GST on Online Games; Offshore Gaming Firms to Need Registration
Parliament on Friday approved amendments to the Central and Integrated GST laws to levy 28 percent tax on the full face value of bets in online gaming, casinos and horse race clubs. The CGST amendment bill defines 'online gaming' as a game on the internet or an electronic network.
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Indian Online Gaming Firms Planning to Relocate Could Violate Laws: Official
Indian online gaming firms planning to relocate overseas to avoid a new 28 percent tax on the sector run the risk of violating the country's foreign exchange laws, Vivek Johri, head of the indirect taxes' department, said on Thursday. New Delhi does not plan to implement the tax retrospectively, he said, in response to speculation it could do so.
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Tamil Nadu Governor Clears Online Gaming Bill Hours After MK Stalin's Assembly Offensive
Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi signed off on a proposed law to ban online gambling and to regulate internet games today, shortly after the MK Stalin government called him out for not clearing the bill nearly six months.
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Need Central Act Regulating Online Gaming, Gambling: Minister In Lok Sabha
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw informed the Lok Sabha that nine States and UTs have passed laws on online gaming adding that there is a need for a central act to regulate it.
