India’s gambling industry is arguably more complex – and more hotly debated – than other in the world. In a nation with 1.34 billion people, gambling is rampant, and it makes sense for Indian states and territories to capitalize as much as possible on gaming tax revenue. However, according to many critics, the government has … Read more
On Tuesday, The Times of India reported that 18 Ahmedabad City residents were arrested for participating in a pair of illicit gambling operations. The busts took place in the Navarangpura and Anandnagar regions of the city and resulted in the confiscation of cash and goods totaling Rs 31.11 lakh ($43,450 US). Two days later, another … Read more
Chief Minister Pramod Sawant told a legislative assembly that a proposed local ban will soon go into effect in GOA. The date for the proposed ban will be announced after he consults with his lawmakers. GOA is one of only three states in India that currently offers domestic casino gambling to tourists and anyone over … Read more
The Delhi High Court has decided to stall the decision to legalize online gambling until November of 2019. They want to give the Central Government time to respond to the current legislation that is being presented. The legalization of online gambling in India has sparked some debate and opposition from social activists. Avinash Mehrotra is … Read more
Goa CM Pramod Sawant is fighting to keep the state’s casinos. Goa will soon finalize its latest Casino Policy which intends to move the state’s riverboats onto dry land. The state’s plan to move all of its casinos out of the river and create a Goa casino coastline had long been announced via Chief Minister … Read more
Chief Minister Pramod Sawant says casinos play an important role in Goa’s tourism industry. However, the BJP says otherwise. The Chief Minister explained after a meeting with the state Tourism Department that casinos would not be written off due to their importance to the region. Chief Minister Sawant followed by saying to reporters, “There are … Read more
India’s General Elections begun on Aprill 11th and will continue until May 19th, but there is already controversy surrounding the elections now that a casino has been caught adding migrant workers names to the electoral roll. The Times of India has reported that hundreds of migrant casino workers in Goa have had their names added … Read more
Tushar Arothe, player for Baroda in the domestic circuit upon retiring took over the reins of the women’s national team and was recently arrested for illegal betting. Under Arothe, the India national women’s cricket team made it to the finals of the ICC Women’s World Cup in 2017. Arothe took over after Purnima Rao, the … Read more
Rakesh Jhunjhunwala is a billionaire stock market investor who is recently making headlines for his bold predictions. Rakesh told a crowd of people at the TiECON Summit in Mumbai that he believes that India will legalize casinos and gambling will soon be legal across all of India. Giving the current gambling situation in India this … Read more
Over the weekend eight hospital employees were arrested for gambling on the job in Gaya. The eight employees were outed by a tipster that claimed there was an illegal gambling ring operating inside of a building in a construction zone. The incident took place in the state of Bihar, near the border of Nepal. Bihar … Read more