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Gaming bodies to present SRO details with MeitY soon

Online gaming startups are set to present details regarding setting up at least two self-regulatory organizations (SRO) by Sunday, June 11. The final news regarding the same will be disclosed to MeitY (Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology) by the said date. Of the two SROs assumed, one is being suggested by members of the […]
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Team Rebel becomes champions of BGMI Rising Launch Party 2023

Female Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) roster of esports organization GodLike Esports, Team Rebel took the first position in Krafton’s launch party tournament called BGMI Rising, celebrating the unban of the game. The tournament was four-day long with 64 teams facing each other from across the country. It featured a prize pool of Rs 10 lakh […]
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Ghaziabad: Police arrest individual for operating conversion racket using gaming app

In a recent turn of events, the city police booked a person in Ghaziabad district of Uttar Pradesh (UP) for allegedly running an online racket using an online mobile gaming app encouraging children to convert their religious identities. The accused individual is identified as Abdul Rehman, a resident of Balia and a member of mosque […]
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S8UL and FS Esports to represent India in Pokémon UNITE World Championship 2023

The grand finale for Pokémon UNITE India Championship wrapped up yesterday (4 June) with Team S8UL taking securing first position between 13 others. FS Esports, while not being able to beat S8UL, also performed really well throughout despite being the underdog and secured the second position. S8UL’s performance throughout the tournament remained phenomenal with the […]
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GST Council to meet this month, online gaming industry awaits tax clarity

The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council is likely to meet in the third or fourth week of June after the earlier meeting in February 2023. For the past two meetings – in December 2022 and February 2023, the gaming industry expected the GST Council to take up the discussion on taxing online gaming, casinos, […]
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Visakhapatnam: 19 arrested in Mahadev Book app illegal betting bust

Mahadev Book is one such illegal betting app that keeps surfacing across the news world due to its frequent and countless rackets being busted. Mostly, the operations of the app are carried on from Dubai (United Arab Emirates) and highly active in Chhattisgarh. In the same vein, an illegal betting racket of Mahadev Book app […]
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Owners of illegal betting app Mahadev Book suspected to have ordered murder of Durg man

In a recent turn of events, Om Prakash Sahu, a 41-year-old man in Durg district of Chhattisgarh, was kidnapped post which his wife received a ransom call on Wednesday, May 31. The same was immediately reported to the police, and that is when they began the investigation. While investigating the matter, police suspected it to […]
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Several govt & college websites among those infected with online betting malware

Several websites belonging to government departments, municipal corporations, educational institutions have been infected with malware creating redirect web pages landing on online betting and casino websites. The infested websites include that of Mira Bhayandar municipal corporation which is on the outskirts of Mumbai, the water supply and sewerage board of Bengaluru BWSSB, research institute ICAR. […]
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Exchange control requirements for betting and gambling in India

Indian foreign exchange laws prohibit foreign currency transactions pertaining to betting and gambling. Foreign exchange laws are under the ambit of union government and the restriction is therefore common across the country irrespective of whether a state permits betting and gambling or not. Read: The legal framework for betting and gambling  If a gaming activity […]
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The legal and regulatory framework of online gaming for stakes in India

The Constitution of India lays down the allocation of powers between the central government and state governments when it comes to legislating on various matters. Schedule VII of the Constitution details the legislating powers of the central government and state government. As per the allocation, the legislative competence on the subject of ‘betting and gambling’ […]
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