The Australian Government has now announced changes to the rating system for video games. These changes are going to take effect starting September 2024 and will ensure that titles containing loot boxes or gambling aspects are age-rated. Games that contain aspects like spin the wheel for non-monetary reward will straight up be categorized as R18+. […]
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The Uttar Pradesh state government notified an ordinance dated September 30 to implement the new 28% GST rate on online gaming, casinos and horse racing. With this, the north Indian state joined 17 other states to implement the new tax regime by October 1. Notably, the Centre also amended the CGST Act well in time […]
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The Goa unit of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) clarified that it is against 28% GST levy on online skill-based gaming only and not on offshore casinos in the state. Recent media reports indicated that the party was opposing the new tax rate imposition on casinos as well, but AAP leader Valmiki Naik reiterated they […]
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Gaming and hospitality firm Delta Corp Ltd. filed its quarterly results for the second quarter of the financial year 2023-24. Notably, the consolidated net profit for the firm is up 1.6% on a yearly basis. The net profit was reported as Rs 69.4 crores, as against Rs 68.25 crore in Q2 FY23. Meanwhile, the consolidated […]
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As per a Monash University and the Alliance for Gambling Reform (AGR) research, pokies losses in Australia were up by 13.7%, standing at A$14.5 billion, in 2022-2023. As a result, state and territory governments are being urged to implement new limits for the same. In a statement, spokesperson for AGR, Tim Costello highlighted the need […]
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We often talk about playing video games and the best devices to play them most of the time. But this time, let’s talk about one of the best choice for video game development, the Apple MacBook Air M1. MacBook Air M1 is the tried and tested veteran amongst its generation of laptop devices. Additionally, it […]
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Previously, we talked about the best budget gaming smartphones available during the ongoing Amazon Great Indian Festival. Today, we will further help in picking gamers the best upgrade that will provide quality of life improvements while gaming. Here is a list of essential equipments for gamers that are sure to benefit in the long term. […]
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Loco, an esports and live streaming platform, has partnered with Skyesports Championship for their fifth edition. The tournament will be livestreamed to fans in India and the Middle East on Loco in English, Hindi, and Tamil. The tournament has a prize pool of Rs. 2.12 crore and grassroots-level qualifiers. The BGMI Finals will be held […]
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The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) chairperson Nitin Gupta on Tuesday revealed that the IT department has collected Rs 600 crore in TDS from online gaming companies in the current financial year till September end. The new TDS regime took effect from April 1, 2023, after a new section 194BA was introduced to the […]
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The Indian men’s Bridge team recently made history by securing a silver medal at the Hangzhou Asian Games 2022, contributing to India’s 100-plus medal tally. The team in the final consisted of Sandeep Thakral, Jaggy Shivdasani, Raju Tolani and Ajay Prabhakar Khare with Shivdasani being India’s eldest medalist at the tournament aged 65. In an […]
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