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New re-branded gambling conference set for India 2019

July 11, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, India, Conferences / Trade Shows

Top global event producing company specializing in gaming conferences and exhibitions, Eventus International, has announced a rebrand of a gaming conference for the region of India, with the newest edition to t...

Goa casinos served with notice for failure to pay service tax

Kim M

June 12, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, India, Licenses, Taxation, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

In one fell swoop, 10 notices have been issued to as many Goa casinos by Indian intelligence agency, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), for service tax evasion, and it has also begun an investigation in...

All India Gaming Federation prepares for India Gaming Conclave

Sadonna Price

May 25, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, India, Conferences / Trade Shows

The All India Gaming Federation (AIGF) will be hosting the 2nd edition of their yearly IP event next week featuring several topics including online poker, rummy and fantasy gaming. The Lalit Hotel of New Delhi,...

Casino Strike able to re-open after winning High Court action

Adam Morgan

May 11, 2018

Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, India, Licenses, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

In India, the shuttered Casino Strike in the small state of Goa has reportedly won a Bombay High Court action and will now be able to re-open after down-sizing and paying a $1.48 million annual licensing fee in...

Majority of Goa casinos pay increased license fees

Adam Morgan

May 7, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, India, Licenses, Taxation

In India, the government for the small state of Goa has reportedly collected around $29.75 million from eleven of the area’s casinos after the venues begrudgingly agreed to pay a range of increased fees for the...

Goa government may reconsider casino tax hike

Kim M

April 9, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, India, Licenses, Taxation

Having approved a revised fee structure effective April 1 subjecting Goa’s casino industry to levies for the financial year 2018-19, which are as much as 4.5 times greater than the hikes casinos dealt with the ...

Goa floating casinos can stay put for another six months at least

Kim M

March 30, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, India

As expected, Goa’s six offshore licensees have been given another extension before having to relocate from their current home in the Mandovi river. According to The Times of India, operators including Delta ...

Casino operators in Goa face significant fee increases in April

Kim M

March 28, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, India, Licenses

Effective from April 1, 2018, casino operators in Goa will be subject to substantial fee hikes which are applicable to both floating casinos on the Mandovi River and land-based gaming facilities in the western ...

First of two planned Grand Openings for Tiger Palace Resort draws record crowd

Kim M

March 19, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Casino openings, India, Nepal

Bollywood star Poonam Pandey and dance troupes from Thailand and the Ukraine were on hand this weekend to help Sydney-listed Silver Heritage Group Limited celebrate the Grand Opening of its Tiger Palace Resort ...

Sports Betting & Gaming India summary; 2019 dates announced

Lars Jones

March 7, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Online gambling regulation, India, Conferences / Trade Shows, Sports betting

Eventus International met and exceeded all expectations for their recently concluded inaugural Sports Betting & Gaming India (SBGI) summit which was held at the Park Hyatt Goa Resort & Spa on February 2...

Sports Betting & Gaming India 2018 is one week away

Lars Jones

February 20, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, India, Conferences / Trade Shows, Sports betting

The Sports Betting & Gaming India Summit 2018 (SGBI), will be held on 27 & 28 February 2018 at the beachfront luxury 5-star Park Hyatt Goa Resort & Spa, India. We outlined and defined the potenti...

Online lottery under discussion in Maharashtra

Sadonna Price

January 22, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, India, Lottery

The government of Maharashtra is considering changes within its lottery system, discussing whether or not to bring lottery games from paper to online format. The state government has seen the success of an onli...

India’s first ever poker broadcast via DSPORT

Kim M

January 7, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, India, Poker, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

Launched by Discovery Networks India, DSPORT is an Indian television channel that caters to sports genre. The channel recently announced that it had acquired the exclusive broadcast rights to Season 2 of the Po...

Golden Globe to get jetty for casino ship MV San Domino

Lars Jones

December 26, 2017

Casino Cruise Ships, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino project updates, India

The high court of Bombay at Goa was informed by the state government last week that they will issue a jetty or docking facility to Golden Globe Hotels Pvt Ltd (GGHPL). The jetty, expected to be issued any day n...

Provisional approval for planned Indian casino

Adam Morgan

December 18, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, Casino News, India, Licenses

In India, last week reportedly saw local firm Golden Play Pvt Limited receive a provisional license that will allow it to prepare the groundwork in advance of opening a new casino inside the Hotel D’Wang in the...

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New re-branded gambling conference set for India 2019

Goa casinos served with notice for failure to pay service tax

All India Gaming Federation prepares for India Gaming Conclave

Casino Strike able to re-open after winning High Court action

Majority of Goa casinos pay increased license fees

Goa government may reconsider casino tax hike

Goa floating casinos can stay put for another six months at least

Casino operators in Goa face significant fee increases in April

First of two planned Grand Openings for Tiger Palace Resort draws record crowd

Sports Betting & Gaming India summary; 2019 dates announced

Sports Betting & Gaming India 2018 is one week away

Online lottery under discussion in Maharashtra

India’s first ever poker broadcast via DSPORT

Golden Globe to get jetty for casino ship MV San Domino

Provisional approval for planned Indian casino

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