India

August 16, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, India, Taxation

In India, the government for the small state of Goa has passed legislation that considerably increases the license fees for land-based casinos while introducing two new offshore casino licensing categories. ...

Indian casino operator posts best-ever quarterly results

August 3, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, India, Economy/Finance

The largest gaming and hospitality firm in India, Delta Corp Limited, has released its financial results for the first quarter of 2016 showing a 34.6% increase year-on-year in revenues to $162.3 million. Mum...

Kerala Government discussing possibility of Poker as a game of skill

August 2, 2016

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

The state of Kerala currently considers poker as a game of chance and hence it is illegal based on the Kerala Games Act 1960 which forbids all forms of gambling. However the All-India Gaming Federation (AIGF) i...

Media company allegedly extorted money from India casinos

August 2, 2016

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

A first information report (FIR), was registered by Goan police on Saturday against two senior officials of oHeraldo Publication for allegedly attempting to extort money from casino companies, Casino Pride and ...

Goa casino debate heats up

July 30, 2016

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

The long-running debate on the future of casinos in the small Indian state of Goa intensified on Thursday as opposition lawmakers exchanged angry words with Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar before walking out ...

Deal signed by Delta Corp to operate casino in Sikkim

July 27, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino project updates, India, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

Increasing its gaming footprint, a leave and license agreement has been signed by Delta Corp Ltd (NSE: DELTACORP), the largest gaming company in India, to operate a casino inside the Denzong Regency Hotel in Ga...

Floating Casinos in Goa reject all four proposed relocation sites as they prefer to remain on the Mandovi River

July 27, 2016

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

Goa’s floating casinos have been under constant pressure to relocate from the Mandovi river and were given time till March 31, 2016 to relocate. The floating casinos were unable to find a proper relocation site...

Supreme Court in India gives approval to Lodha Committee recommendation to legalize sports betting

July 26, 2016

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

The Supreme Court (SC) in India had commissioned the Lodha Committee headed by R.M. Lodha, the retired Chief Justice of India to look into the 2013 match-fixing scandals surrounding the Indian Premier League (...

Chief Minister unaware of plan to relocate Goa’s floating casinos

July 18, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, India

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The Chief Minister for Goa, Laxmikant Parsekar, has revealed that he is unaware of any specific proposal to relocate the small Indian state’s five floating casinos from their current homes on the Mandovi River ...

Goa government offered special offshore casino zone by private group

July 12, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, India

Goa’s Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar and his government have received a lot of criticism from the opposition party and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the state for allowing offshore casinos to cont...

Goa’s Chief Minster continues to face pressure to move offshore casinos from the Mandovi River

July 9, 2016

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

The BJP ruling government in the state of Goa continues to be pressured to ban the casino industry in the state and to immediately re-locate all offshore casinos on the Mandovi River. The issue has been discuss...

Kerala government considers the inclusion of poker as a game of skill

June 27, 2016

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

The government of Kerala, an Indian state, is considering amending a 40-year old law, which will make the reorganization of bridge and poker as games of skill possible, according to a recent announcement and a ...

Goa Government to name Gaming Commissioner within the next two weeks

June 20, 2016

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

Goa is one of the three states in India that has legalized casino gaming and also holds the record for having the most number of casinos and bringing in the highest gambling revenue in the country. The current ...

Delta Corp’s floating casino Caravela approved for reentry in Goa