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Delhi Court Seeks Centre’s Stand in PIL to Ban Gambling Websites

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  The Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Central government on a public suit seeking direction to take steps to ban and prevent online gambling websites from operating in the country. A division bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan asked the Centre and the Delhi government to file reply…

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PAGCOR Grants Online Gaming Licence to DFNN

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  DFNN Inc., through its subsidiary Inter-Active Entertainment Solutions Technologies Incorporated (IEST), has secured an online gaming licence from the Philippine Gaming and Amusement Corporation (PAGCOR). InPlay, IEST’s new remote gaming platform, has been developed to be an extension of its current land-based system allowing a certain part of gaming take place in the privacy…

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Japan Foregoes Controversial Tax on Casino Winnings

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  Akira Amari, head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s Research Commission on Tax System, has confirmed that the proposed tax on the winnings of overseas gamblers at Japan’s future IRs will not be imposed. “It would be meaningless if no one comes to the IRs after building them,” Amari said. He added Japan’s casino…

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Supreme Court of India Upholds Taxes on Lotteries

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  The Supreme Court of India has ruled in favour of the application of Goods and Services Tax (GST) on lotteries. India’s GST Council applies a duty of 12% on lotteries run in the same state and of 28% on those sold in other states. Punjab operator Skill Lotto Solutions had launched a legal claim…

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ASCI Publishes Guidelines on Advertising Real Money Games

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  The Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) has published its first set of guidelines on advertising real-money gaming. ASCI advised its members to exercise caution when promoting real money games, an advertising segment deemed to be high-risk by the watchdog. ASIC guidelines state that members must ensure that real-money advertisers cannot promote games or…

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Goa Renews Trade Licences of Offshore Casinos

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  The Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) has renewed the trade licences of offshore casinos in the Mandovi River. This location is provisional and the government is still working to find a definitive place for offshore casinos. The operators also obtained a temporary waiver on payments of several taxes due to the impact…

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