One can like or not like betting, but it is impossible to avoid it. While some betting cases are tracked, some never come out in the open. It is a known fact that almost every big match/tournament has people putting money on the game. So why not regulate it? Senior Congress leader and Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor had introduced a private member's bill in Parliament to regulate sportsbetting in India.

Raj Kundra created the Match Indian Poker League (MIPL) that has now successfully completed two seasons and the Online Team Poker League (OTPL) soon followed. Both the offerings have been successful ventures for the industrialist and so, along with his wife Shilpa Shetty is set to launch a new poker website and mobile app called ‘Poker Raj’ on Sunday.

 PokerBaazi has announced to invest in BalleBaazi, a Fantasy Cricket Company. With the online poker company venturing into fantasy sports, PokerBaazi has effortlessly extended its hold on the online and skill-based games in India.

 Poker in India has taken a step backwards after two High Court judges ruled that Hold’em is nothing more than a game of chance. In reviewing a case against Nasir Patel, head of operations at Spartan Poker, Justices RM Sawant and Sarang Kotwal ruled that the game wasn’t exempt from the Maharashtra Prevention of Gambling Act.

As per Glaws reports today, Canada-based The Stars Group Inc. (earlier known as Amaya Gaming Group) has partnered with lottery and gaming conglomerate, Sugal & Damani, for its India-facing online poker website pokerstars.in.

 Muskan Sethi continues to shine in her home country of India. A few months ago, the poker world learned that Sethi was going to be honored by India’s president, with the support of the Ministry of Women and Child Development, at an event celebrating 100 Indian women achieving success in various fields and communities traditionally dominated by men. Sethi herself fought very hard to stand out, in a world typically dominated by males, by becoming the first professional female poker player from India.  

PokerBaazi.com, one of India’s pioneer online poker platforms has signed Vijender Singh as its new brand ambassador. Prior to roping in Indian professional boxer, Indian film star, actor, and model, Sunny Leone was the face of the brand. 

 AHMEDABAD: In an important judgment, Gujarat high court held that Poker is a game of chance and does not involve a substantial degree of skill, and hence falls in the definition of gambling. Rejecting petitions by the Indian Association of Poker and various gaming zones, Justice R H Shukla said the history of poker clearly suggests that it is a game of chance.

 Sikkim is set to get its first public airport at Pakyong village which is 35 kilometres from the state capital Gangtok. As per news reports, the Pakyong airport is set to be inaugurated on 30th November by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and the airport will likely commence commercial operations soon after the inaugration.

 NWOS, a poker club operated in the Santacruz area of Mumbai was raided by the Crime Branch of the Mumbai police on Friday evening (13th October). It is understood that the crime branch officials were acting on prior information that they had received about illegal activities being conducted by the club.
Around 25 players who were present in the club were arrested and around Rs. 2.90 lakhs of cash was seized from the premises