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MeitY says no mandatory registration for online games without real moneyNew regulations from MeitY will exempt online games without real money stakes from mandatory registration. Real-money games will undergo st...22 Apr, 2026, 05.58 PM IST- Rs 12 lakh gone: Delhi CA shares shocking story of engineering student who vanished after app lossesA final-year engineering student in Delhi has gone missing after losing ₹12 lakh—his education loan and his father’s retirement savings—on ...23 Feb, 2026, 04.17 PM IST
- GST council hikes tax on online real money gaming and betting to 40% from 28%The GST Council raised tax on online real money gaming from 28% to 40%, classifying it as a ‘sin good’ alongside casinos and betting. House...04 Sep, 2025, 01.20 PM IST
- Rules for online gaming bill practically ready: IT Minister Ashwini VaishnawJustifying the decision to ban real-money gaming, Vaishnaw said the harm from it would have surpassed that caused by drugs. In an interview...22 Aug, 2025, 06.00 AM IST
- Ban on online money gaming: what does the fine print say?The bill proposes a ban on online money gaming. If passed, it would criminalise offering, facilitating, advertising, or funding such games....20 Aug, 2025, 02.15 PM IST
- New framework launched to classify online skill-based games in IndiaThis initiative is the result of extensive engagement and consultation with industry experts, game developers, legal advisors, and gamers, ...15 Oct, 2024, 06.09 PM IST
- Feasible & prudent to have three GST slabs: CBIC chiefIndia's GST structure is set to move towards three tax rate slabs, according to CBIC chairman Sanjay Kumar Agarwal. The GST Council will fi...26 Jul, 2024, 12.55 AM IST
- Government mulling classification of online gaming for taxation: ReportThe government believes all online games do not involve betting and can be taxed differently, the source said, adding that the Goods and Se...27 Apr, 2023, 12.16 PM IST
- GoM still divided on 28% e-gaming GST, GGR levyUP and WB favoured a differential treatment between games of ‘skill’ and ‘chance’, say sources.23 Nov, 2022, 06.00 AM IST
- Law Committee suggests clear definition for game of chance and skillThe Law Committee under the Goods and Services Tax Council is of the view that a clear definition and classification of the “game of chance...01 Nov, 2022, 06.11 AM IST
- Game of skill or chance? GST law panel for clear definitionMany courts have overlapping definitions and it will be better if there is a uniform framework for this, the law committee has told the GoM...31 Oct, 2022, 11.18 PM IST
- View: Policy needs to demarcate the difference between gambling and gamingThe income-tax treatment of these two types of activity also differs. Winnings from games of chance are taxed at the highest slab without a...20 Jul, 2022, 11.23 PM IST
- Base online gaming norms on genre, age classifications: Indiatech to GovtStartup grouping IndiaTech writes to IT minister to set standards similar to the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB). IndiaTech want...13 Dec, 2021, 05.11 AM IST
- View: Online gaming industry is not dicey, give gambling a chanceAccording to a 2021 ENV (Esse N Vidari) Media study (bit.ly/ 3lkZxt4), Indian gamers spent some $1.73 billion (₹13,000 crore) in online spo...08 Oct, 2021, 11.49 PM IST
- GST Council constitutes GoM to look into online gaming, race courses, casinosThe Council has set four-point terms of reference for the GoM which will include examining the taxability of certain transactions in casino...25 May, 2021, 06.33 PM IST
- How much do we tax oxygen? GST code isn’t clear about itThe Covid-19 pandemic seems to have brought back the pertinent question of goods categorisation under GST framework. In many cases, the GST...22 Jun, 2020, 07.14 AM IST
- Video gaming as addictive as cocaine, gambling: WHO'Gaming disorder' has been added to ICD's 11th addition, making this the first major revision in nearly three decades.19 Jun, 2018, 11.04 AM IST
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