Delta Corp Ltd is acquiring Gauss Network Pvt Ltd, which owns Adda52.com, India’s No1 poker site, in a part cash, part equity deal. The online gaming space in India, while well established worldwide, is in its early stages and has immense growth potential.

Golden Gaming International Pvt Limited has become the country’s first company to start legal online sports betting and gaming by launching online games and sports betting in the tiny and beautiful state of Sikkim. As per the press communique from the company the online gaming and betting has been launched as per the law passed by the State Govt of Sikkim regulating and licenses under Sikkim State Online Gaming (Regulation) Act 2008 and Sikkim Online Gaming (Regulation) Rules 2009. Company has been granted running online games and sports betting within the state of Sikkim only geographically as per the regulation.

She walks into a casino in Kathmandu with a group of men. Heads turn at once – there are seldom any women around. Simrit Tiwana moves right up to the table, asks for a buy-in, and settles down for a game of poker.

All India Gaming Federation (AIGF), a not-for-profit organisation working towards promotion of sporting and gaming activities, has written to the Ministry of Commerce & Industry to allow foreign direct investment in the gambling, betting and lottery sector.
AIGF has claimed that even as these industries are increasingly been recognised as legitimate industries globally, offering entertainment and recreation avenues to millions across the world, they remain illegal in most parts of India.

The Kerala government has announced its decision to consider including poker and bridge in the category of games of skill by way of amending a hitherto unknown notification dated 30th September 1976. The notification, unearthed  by Jay Sayta, founder of this website, is pursuant to Section 14A of the Kerala Gaming Act, 1960. Section 14A of the Kerala Gaming Act is a peculiar provision and is in addition to Section 14, which in general exempts games of mere skill from the ambit of gambling.

Online poker website Khelplay.com recently organized a panel discussion on “RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE SKILL GAMES INDUSTRY”- a seminar on legal, regulatory and tax updates for poker players and operators. The event mainly generated awareness about the recent developments and potential of the skill games industry and how it is different from gambling. Mr. Kuntal Sampat, Vice President of Sachar Gaming Pvt. Ltd. which operates khelplay.com introduced the audience to khelplay.com and its state of the art features.

Poker, rummy and fantasy sports players and operators in India face various problems. Several questions that the poker community faces includes questions about the legality of the sport, TDS, service and income tax issues, doubts regarding foreign remittances, non-payment of dues by online and offline poker operators  and impact of recent events including a law introduced by the Nagaland government to regulate online skill games.

As per latest reports from sources, the Nagaland legislative assembly has passed the  Nagaland Prohibition of Gambling and Promotion and Regulation of Online Games of Skill Bill, 2015 today.