Online gaming has been a topic of debate for ages and surely enough, it has become the central topic of discussion for the legislative council after the state recently passed the bill implementing 28% GST for online gaming, casinos and horse racing. During the discussion on the bill regarding GST for online games, several legislators […]
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The winter session of the Parliament is underway. Lok Sabha MP Margani Bharat and MP Chinta Anuradha put forward a list of questions to Minister of State for IT, Rajeev Chandrasekhar concerning online real money gaming which were answered today. Speaking on the recent surge in popularity of online real money games, the MPs asked […]
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In order to create awareness against online gaming addiction, activists from the Lok Sangharsh Party on Tuesday, December 12 staged an unusual demonstration which involved playing Teen Patti and Rummy in front of the Pune Collector’s office. The protestors included the president of the party Yogesh Makene, organizer Shivam Potdar, Abhijit Kulkarni and other members. […]
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In a major development in the Mahadev Book illegal betting app case, one of the two accused, Ravi Uppal, has now been detained by the Dubai police. As per PTI, the action was taken on the basis of a Red Corner Notice issued by Interpol on the request of the Enforcement Directorate. The Indian officials […]
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Online gaming platform MPL (Mobile Premier League) has acquired NFT marketplace Good Game Exchange (GGX), including purchasing the tokens of existing investors as well, revealed Entrackr. The entire acquisition of the business was made for $12.75 million as per the regulatory filing. However, the transaction was made through issuing 25,19,465 Series E preference shares to […]
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Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, while speaking in the Legislative Council on December 11, claimed that online gaming is ruining the young generation by giving rise to financial and mental problems due to losses and addiction. However, he also stated that online gaming cannot simply be outright banned due to several legal difficulties. In […]
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A meeting of the newly formed Group of Ministers (GoM) comprising Home Minister Amit Shah, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister for Electronics and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw, and Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur is expected to take place on December 15. According to reports, the GoM is expected to deliberate on the allegations of money […]
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SuperGaming, the developers of made-in-India multiplayer game, Indus Battle Royale, have introduced a new playable character named “Mech Balika”. The short video narrates the story of Mech Balika and how she was created as a mechanical doll to perform dances according to the creator’s will. However, she gained sentience and chose to move on. As […]
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The creators of Fortnite, Epic Games, have scored a solid win over tech giant Google in an antitrust lawsuit regarding the policies and monopoly of Google over the Android app market, with Epic Games claiming that the App Store’s practices violated federal and California state antitrust laws. The three-year long legal battle between the companies […]
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Ministry of Finance on Monday informed Lok Sabha that a reference was received from Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) for comments regarding disbursement of prize amount of lotteries through formal banking channel and comments in this regard have been sent to MHA. The Ministry stated that using formal banking channel for any kind of transaction, […]
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