Alibaba Group and One97 Communications Limited backed Paytm First Games (earlier known as Gamepind), announced the launch of its first esports tournament ‘Clash Royale’ in partn… Read More

Gurugram-based real-money gaming platform Zupee raised US$8 million (about INR 60.76 crore) in Series A funding round led by Matrix Partners India to expand the platform’s user base… Read More

Bengaluru-based Halaplay Technologies Pvt. Ltd, operator of the daily fantasy sports platform Halaplay, has raised INR 2.94 Cr. (About US$383K) from Delta Corp’s online gaming subsidi… Read More

What is Solitaire? Solitaire is a popular card game played by one player. It is played with a full card of deck. Various versions of the game are available online, and it can be played o… Read More

Andar Bahar is a popular casino game in India. It is now available on various online casinos and gaming platforms, as well. It originated in the South Indian city of Bangalore (Bengaluru) m… Read More

Goa’s leading casino operators, Delta Corp (Deltin Group) and Pride Casino Group have contributed Rs. 51 lakhs each to the Goa Chief Minister’s Relief Fund to support the state… Read More

PokerStars India has signed former captain of the Indian cricket team, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (MS Dhoni), as its new brand ambassador, as announced on the brand’s facebook page. The… Read More

Due to the outbreak of COVID-19 in the world and surging cases in India, Dabur Group Chairman Amit Burman-promoted  Poker Sports League (PSL) has cancelled its offline qualifier games… Read More

A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court, comprising of Chief Justice SA Bobde and Justices BR Gavai and Surya Kant issued notice to Dream11, Union of India and social activist Gurdeep Sing… Read More

A 2020 report on India’s Media & Entertainment Sector titled ‘The era of consumer A.R.T. – Acquisition Retention and Transaction,’  released by the Federa… Read More

The Board of Directors of Delta Corp Limited has approved a plan to buy-back shares of the company as per a regulatory filing by the company. As per the company’s update to the sto… Read More

UK-based Online betting giant Bet365 took heat after live-streaming cricket matches through its betting app in Pakistan. However, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) later admitted that Bet365 has… Read More

Eventus International has recently announced that SPiCE India 2020 has been rescheduled for August 26-28 this year. The 3rd annual edition of SPiCE India will be held at the same venue as w… Read More

As people spend more time at home with their families, they look for various ways to entertain themselves. Besides movies, music, and online games, a great way to pass time is to play card… Read More

Vernacular e-sport gaming platform Winzo has partnered with Tencent Games India to host PUBG mobile tournament on its platform, enabling users to play PUBG in 10 regional languages of India… Read More

With the coronavirus pandemic impacting all routine activities,, people in India and around the globe are forced to change their lifestyle—practicing social distancing and working fro… Read More

Eventus International hosted a special SPiCE India Webinar on 17th March 2020 to discuss the recent development in the gaming industry, hits and misses in the last year and predictions for… Read More

A recent press release by Nazara Technologies Limited announced that their franchise World Cricket Championship (WCC) has become the number one Cricket game in the world as it has amassed a… Read More

Sikkim’s Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang announced on Monday that entry of all domestic tourists has been banned to the Himalayan state. He also said that all educational institutes… Read More

In a recent development on COVID-19 spread prevention in Goa, the state government on Saturday announced that all educational institutes, casinos, gyms, spas, pubs, clubs, public swimming p… Read More

As COVID-19 is impacting the world, Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane recently said that he will write to the owners and management of all the casinos in the state to take precautionary me… Read More

SPiCE India 2020, scheduled for 25-27 March at Goa Marriot Resort & Spa, has been postponed due to the travel advisory issued by the Indian government, dated 11 March 2020, which cancel… Read More

SPiCE India 2020, being hosted by Eventus International, is scheduled from March 25-27 at Goa Marriot Resort and Spa. In a recent comment on their preparedness about hosting a safe event am… Read More

A division bench of the Gujarat High Court comprising of Chief Justice Vikram Nath and Justice AJ Shastri could once again not hear letters patent appeals on the legality of poker in the s… Read More

Mobile Premier League (MPL) has brought on actress Tamannaah Bhatia of Baahubali to endorse their gaming platform. Recently, MPL also renewed its association with Indian Cricket Captain Vir… Read More

SPiCE India 2020 is now only a few days away, and anticipation is building! On 25th March 2020, Strategic Platform for iGaming Conference and Exhibition India is going to kick start at Goa… Read More

With the novel Coronavirus scare reaching Delhi, the Federation of Indian Fantasy Sports (FIFS) has announced that GamePlan 2020, a fantasy sports conference, will be rescheduled. … Read More

What is Teen Patti? Teen Patti is a card game that has its origins in the Indian Sub-continent. It has similarities to poker and is also called flash or flush in some areas of the world… Read More

The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum of Kaithal, Haryana held online fantasy sports website Dream11 liable for malpractice and imposed damages of Rs. 2 lakhs on it for non-fulfill… Read More

The Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh (U.P.) government on Wednesday stated that it will not allow casinos in the state due to moral and economic reasons. On Monday, in the state assembl… Read More

Potential of gaming in India is the talk of the town. The big guns in the business and research sectors are talking about gaming’s growth potential and driving factors in the country… Read More

The Deltin Poker Tournament (DPT) Xpress begins its fourth edition today onboard Casino Deltin Royale  in Goa. The live poker series will continue till March 1st. This low-mid stake… Read More

Union Territory (UT) Puducherry’s Lieutenant Governor (LG) Kiran Bedi has sought opinion of the central Home Ministry on the proposal of the UT’s Congress government to open cas… Read More

The Tourism Department of Karnataka is considering opening casinos in the state to boost tourism and generate revenue for the state. The state expects to attract international tourists thro… Read More

MyTeam11, a Jaipur-based fantasy sports platform, announced the launch of SportsTiger, a multi sports aggregator app. The app will help users stay informed about the latest happenings in th… Read More

Mobile Premier League (MPL), a real-money skill gaming and esports platform, has added World Cricket Championship (WCC) Rivals game to its collection of crickets games, just in time for the… Read More

The state government of Goa has given a nod to open another onshore casino in the state. As per the sources of Times of India in the Home department of Goa, this will be the ninth licensed… Read More

A division bench of the Rajasthan High Court in an order given last week, reiterated the earlier pronouncements of the Punjab & Haryana and Bombay High Courts that ruled fantasy sports… Read More

Delta Corp Limited has expanded its presence beyond Indian borders by recently launching its first international casino at the Marriott Hotel in Kathmandu, Nepal. The casino has been launch… Read More

Controversial British businessman and Viaan Industries Limited’s Chairman, Raj Kundra has recently launched Housie Quiz, a real money, online housie and quiz game app. The game has be… Read More

Dhaka High Court recently (Monday, February 10th) declared all forms of gambling illegal in Bangladesh. The court also observed that Public Gambling Act, 1867 should be updated and punishme… Read More

In the early hours of Thursday, 30 men were arrested at a casino, a Pride Casino Group facility, near Calangute Beach in North Goa. These men were arrested on the account of rioting at the… Read More

The Bombay High Court has adjourned the hearing in a review petition filed by the central government on the manner of payment of Goods and Services Tax (GST) by Dream11 to 19th March, 2020… Read More

Eventus International’s 3rd edition of the Strategic Platform for iGaming Conference & Exhibition in India  (SPiCE India) is only a month away. The event will be held at Marr… Read More

Federation of Indian Fantasy Sports (FIFS), earlier known as Indian Federation of Sports Gaming, is hosting the 3rd edition of their Fantasy sports conference Gameplan on March 5th 2020 at… Read More

ShareChat, a local social networking App, backed by Twitter, has developed a fantasy sports app called Jeet11.  ShareChat raised $100 million last year, in a funding round led by Tw… Read More

Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament (MP) and former Minister Vijay Goel, on Wednesday, raised unstarred questions in the upper house of parliament in respect to committees formed by the govern… Read More

Dream11-founded self-regulatory industry body Indian Federation of Sports Gaming (IFSG), has renamed itself to Federation of Indian Fantasy Sports (FIFS), as per a press release. Interestin… Read More

Although Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant recently announced ban on Goans from entering casinos in the state from February 1 2020, his party colleague and State Ports Minister Michael Lobo… Read More

Leading online poker portal PokerBaazi has announced the launch of the National Poker Series (NPS) 2020 an affordable live tournament series to promote poker in the country. The first seaso… Read More

The state of Punjab has banned all types of online lottery schemes operated by Indian or foreign lottery sellers in the state, as per an official spokesperson. On 31st January 2020, the… Read More

A Supreme Court bench of Justices Rohinton F. Nariman and S. Ravindra Bhat on Friday dismissed a clarification application filed by advocate Gurdeep Singh Sachar, which had urged the apex c… Read More

The Indian economy is going through a slowdown, as are the economies of many other countries in the world. In the last quarter, India’s economy has grown only at a rate of 4.5%. As pe… Read More

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has announced that local Goans will be banned from entering and playing in casinos from 1st February, 2020 onwards. The Chief Minister further announced… Read More

Mobile Premier League (MPL) has renewed its association with its brand ambassador and Captain of the Indian Cricket team Virat Kohli for another year, as reported by Exchange4Media. Vira… Read More

Mumbai-based advocate Gurdeep Singh Sachar, who had unsuccessfully filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) and Supreme Court appeal against Dream11, has once again moved the apex court see… Read More

A new Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed to ban the multiplayer battle royale game PUBG by a lawyer named HC Arora from Chandigarh, Punjab.  The High Court had earlier… Read More

Dream11, India’s first gaming unicorn, is looking at raising $500 million in a funding round that is likely to be led by Tiger Global Management, a New York-based startup investor tha… Read More

Goa Ports Minister Michael Lobo while interacting with the press indicated that the long-pending Casino Policy of the state, that envisages shifting of the offshore casinos to a land zone n… Read More

A special team has been formed by the state government of Goa to inspect the carrying capacity of offshore casinos in the state as per the Goa Gambling Act. The mandate of the special team… Read More

A legislation defining various games like poker, fantasy games and sports betting as games of skills has been introduced by state Sen. Justin Wayne (D-Omaha) in Nebraska, United States of A… Read More

The Maharashtra government has decided to ban online lotteries of other states, as there is no way to track online sales of lotteries, which leads to loss of revenue for the state. Mahar… Read More

Listed online gaming and casino company Delta Corp Limited announced its results for the third quarter of financial year 2019-20. The company declared that its consolidated net revenues… Read More

Although the Bombay High Court dismissed a petition alleging that leading fantasy sports operator Dream11 was involved in gambling and Goods and Services Tax (GST) evasion on 30th April, 20… Read More

Delta Corp Limited, India’s only listed casino and hospitality company has announced that its Nepal subsidiary has been issued a license for operating a casino in the Marriott resort… Read More

Essel Group promoted Pan India Network Limited, which distributes online lotteries of various state governments under the ‘Playwin’ brand has defaulted on payment of various due… Read More

Rheo TV, an online e-streaming and community platform, raised USD 2 million in an investment round led by Sequoia Capital India’s Surge, Lightspeed and other angel investors. &ldqu&helli…Read More

The Gujarat High Court once again deferred the hearings of letters patent appeals filed against a single judge bench’s order ruling poker to be a game of chance. A division bench… Read More

Paytm First Games (earlier known as Gamepind) recently released a report called Gamestats 2019, which reported various stats about their gaming app’s performance in the previous year… Read More

‘Tis the season for Poker players in India, as the year 2020 is starting with back-to-back multi-crore poker events, Baazi Poker Tour (BPT) and Indian Poker Championship (IPC), being… Read More

The Union Territory of Puducherry may be on the path to legalise and permit casinos in the region after three years of dithering and deliberations. As per media reports, although the ele… Read More

Baazi Games Group  is set to invest $5 million in the Indian gaming industry. The company is seeking to invest in innovative startups that will develop the latest technology for the ga… Read More

The 38th meeting of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) council on Wednesday saw a new practice to reach a decision on taxation of state and authorised lotteries. The states, for the first tim… Read More

A division bench of the Gujarat High Court comprising of Chief Justice Vikram Nath and Justice AJ Shastri did not hear appeals challenging ban on poker in Gujarat on the scheduled date of 1… Read More

A recent study by the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIM-B) and Cartesian Consulting Pvt. Ltd. has concluded that fantasy sports players use strategic and skill-dominant techniq… Read More

Noida-based Rein Games Pvt. Ltd. raised Rs. 5 crore (around $705k) in a seed funding round led by Dr. Ranjan Pai’s Manipal Education and Medical Group (MEMG) family office, Titan Capi… Read More

Mobile Premier League (MPL) released a video campaign that features top 10 winners of their recent ‘Meet Virat’ Contest. The video campaign represents the user-centric branding… Read More

The Rummy Federation (TRF), the self-regulatory body for the online rummy industry in India, awarded the TRF Dynamic Seal, a seal of accreditation to four operators in the country, in an ev… Read More

A division bench of the Supreme Court comprising Justices Rohinton Nariman and S. Ravindra Bhat today dismissed Special Leave Petitions filed by lawyer Gurdeep Singh Sachar, Department of R… Read More

Leading esports and digital gaming platform Mobile Premier League (MPL) recently conducted an event at Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) to raise awareness about mobile gami… Read More

The Anti Corruption Unit (ACU) of the BCCI has recently submitted a confidential report to the board, raising concerns about domestic T20 Leagues, highlighting betting of a sum of around Rs… Read More

Online gaming is fun and rewarding when it’s done responsibly. PokerBaazi, a popular online poker brand in India is yet again on the path of creating an atmosphere of social wellbeing… Read More

As fantasy sports are gaining prominence in India with Dream11’s huge growth in the market, the neighbouring country Bangladesh is also all set to cater to its sports fan interested i… Read More

Three Special Leave Petitions (SLPs) have been filed in the Supreme Court against the April 2019 order of the Bombay High Court holding Dream11 to be a game of skill and approving the compa… Read More

Contrary to several previous assertions by the Goa government under erstwhile Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar as well as current Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, no final decision has been tak… Read More

Shri H. Vasanthakumar, an Indian National Congress (INC) MP from Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu on Tuesday urged the government to ban online games such as Blue Whale, PUBG, and Rummy. He cited in… Read More

The Meghalaya Cabinet approved the rules for state lottery on Monday. The rules define how the lottery will be conducted in the state to help the state generate revenues. Meghalaya will fin… Read More

Pure Casino has entered the Indian market to join the repertoire of top online casinos in the country. With its rich history in quality gaming, the brand has launched its web and mobile-bas… Read More

Dream11’s parent company Sporta Technologies is launching live streaming of National Basketball Association (NBA) matches in India through its multi-sport app FanCode.  Dream1… Read More

Indian Rummy was derived from games like 500 Rum or Gin Rummy that originated in the United States. It is a card melding game in which 13 cards are melded into Sets and Sequences of 3 to 4… Read More

A division bench of the Delhi High Court comprising of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice C. Harishankar disposed off two Public Interest Litigations (PILs) filed by social activist Avinash… Read More

India Satta Matka is a game of chance. It was originally started in the 60s and involved betting on the opening and closing prices of Cotton issued by the The New York Cotton Exchange. The… Read More

Social gaming and sports content company Nazara Technologies Limited has announced its intention of investing upto US$20 million in select startups in the gaming and sports ecosystem in th… Read More

Industry body All India Gaming Federation (AIGF) kick started the second edition of the ‘Pro Series’ last week, by hosting a knowledge session with international poker operator… Read More

A division bench of the Gujarat High Court, comprising of Chief Justice Vikram Nath and Justice AJ Shastri once again adjourned a clutch of letters patent appeals filed by Indian Poker Asso… Read More

In this exclusive interview, serial entrepreneur and IIM Calcutta graduate Paavan Nanda, who founded gaming platform WinZo Games discusses his vision of creating a vernacular esports and di… Read More

Fantasy sports industry body, the Indian Federation for Sports Gaming (IFSG), announced that former Mumbai police commissioner and Maharashtra DGP, AN Roy, would be joining the organisation… Read More

One of India’s fastest growing quiz platform “Quizistan” is happy to announce its new feature where players are allowed to play against each other 24*7 for real money. The… Read More

Kiren Rijiju, the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Sports and Youth Affairs, in an Idea Exchange conversation with The Indian Express unequivocally stated his opposition to… Read More

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