This Monday, Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi gave his approval to a bill, seeking to ban online gambling in the Indian state after it was passed unanimously by the state Assembly. The news came on the same day when Tamil Nadu Assembly adopted a resolution calling for a specific timeframe for State Governors to approve […]
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On Monday morning, the media agency Economic Times (ET) reported that the Group of Ministers (GoM) is to look into the goods and services tax (GST) on online gaming, casinos, and horse racing. People familiar with the matter have confirmed that the GoM is likely to maintain the current tax of 18% for skill-based games […]
On Tuesday, the Senate passed an amendment bill seeking to prohibit indoor smoking in Kansas casinos. The House of Representatives must approve the legislation before it heads to Gov. Laura Kelly. Health advocates admired the legislative effort, explaining that casino employees will no longer have to suffer the harmful effects of breathing second-hand smoke from […]
On Thursday, India’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting issued an advisory, reminding media entities that gambling is illegal and promoting such activities is against the law. This happened only several days after mainstream English and Hindi newspapers published advertisements for betting websites. According to an official statement, the advisory has been issued to all media […]
On Wednesday, Albania published its draft law on legalizing online gambling, which was unexpected considering that the country banned nearly all forms of gambling in 2019. Under the provisions of the draft bill, only licensed operators will be allowed to operate in the country. The bill also mandates that cash deposits will not be made […]
This Wednesday, the Missouri Senate discussed the latest effort to legalize sports betting in the state until adjourning just before 8 pm. Lawmakers voted against allowing video lottery terminals, and the sports betting bill got stuck in the Senate. Although some lawmakers and gambling industry lobbyists pushed to legalize sports betting in the state, the […]
Top Sport, a Lithuania-based gambling operator, has been slapped with a €15k fine by Lithuania’s gambling regulator for allowing a player to deposit nearly €15k into their account using a debit card owned by someone else. This goes against Lithuania’s gambling law, which only allows users to make deposits using payment accounts registered in their […]
Several Michigan State University (MSU) faculties have joined forces and introduced a petition demanding to terminate the controversial $9 million partnership between the university’s athletic department and Caesars Sportsbook. The petition garnered 154 signatures soon after it was posted at 10:15 am on Tuesday. Current and former faculty members as well as students and parents […]
Chinese Olympic gold medalist Zhang Jike has been accused of sending intimate videos of his ex-girlfriend Jing Tian, a famous Chinese actress, to pay off his gambling debts. Although Zhang denied the accusations, the player lost some of his sponsors, including the Chinese sports brand Anta. Last week, it was revealed that the table tennis […]
The Say No to the Casino Civic Association held a meeting this Monday in an effort to convince Nassau County officials to scrap plans for a multi-billion-dollar casino and entertainment venue on Long Island. Casino opponents claim that such a gambling establishment would only increase crime rates, traffic, and the number of people affected by […]