The Karnataka government just recently disallowed a wide range of online video games including monetary stakes. Strangely, this state legislation comes when the Madras High Court explained that video games of ability that might be performed online for stakes, can't be ordered as wagering or playing. Further, the Madras High ... Read More
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Nov2021
Indeed, even as the gaming industry fights various guidelines in various Indian states, it has gotten over two times the measure of investment this year contrasted with 2020.
Industry watchers attribute this to the increasing popularity of gaming, prodded by the pandemic, and the innovative plans of action gaming firms have ... Read More
November 15, 2021Roland Landers
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Nov2021
“State Government Cannot Ban A Game Of Skill,” Argues Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi Before Karnataka High Court
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A Karnataka High Court bench of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice Krishna S Dixit was hearing a group of petitions challenging the constitutional legitimacy of the Karnataka Police (Amendment) Act 2021, by which the state government has restricted all online betting and wagering and given maximum detainment of ... Read More
November 15, 2021Roland Landers
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Nov2021
Karnataka High Court Division Bench Hears Petitions Challenging State’s Online Gaming Ban, Next Hearing On November 18
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The online gaming sector's legitimate tussle against the gaming boycott in Karnataka proceeds with pretty much business as usual winning right now. On November 11, the Karnataka High Court heard out the arguments presented by the petitioners challenging the boycott forced by the state government on all types of real-money ... Read More
November 15, 2021Roland Landers
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Nov2021
Online Gaming: Effect On Mental Health Of Players, Need For Regulatory Legislation And More
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Online gaming in India has encountered a tremendous blast in recent years. Fantasy sports and esports, among different types of online gaming, have acquired a critical foothold, particularly among the young. One of the perspectives that make these games so appealing is the monetary prizes one can harvest on dominating ... Read More
November 15, 2021Roland Landers
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Nov2021
The Karnataka government as of late banned all types of online games including money-related stakes. Curiously, this state law came about when the Madras High Court explained that games of skill that can be played online for stakes, can't be sorted as wagering or betting. Further, the Madras High Court ... Read More
November 15, 2021Roland Landers
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Nov2021
The Indian gaming scene is quickly developing as numerous cutting-edge gamers set foot into space as of late. Indeed, even two or three years back, nobody would have an idea that one could sort a consistent career in gaming. Notwithstanding, the rise of inventive gaming innovations and the expansion of ... Read More
November 12, 2021Roland Landers
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Nov2021
Blanket Ban On Paid Online Gaming Might Do More Harm Than Good In Karnataka, Experts Fear
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Coarsely Assembled Legislation
Online gaming is a flourishing economic sector in India that needs to continually prove itself against moral restrictions. At the point when legislators betray it, as they as of late did in Karnataka, the business faces a daunting struggle for its survival.
In late September, authorities in Bengaluru ... Read More
November 10, 2021Roland Landers
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Nov2021
Established in May 2016, AIGF is the oldest Industry body for Online Skill Gaming in India. AIGF’s goal is to facilitate recognition for the Online Skill Gaming Industry, one of the fastest-growing sectors of the Indian economy. AIGF’s Skill Games Charter centers around self-regulating all games of skill played online ... Read More
November 9, 2021Neha Sharma
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Nov2021
The Karnataka government has contended before the Karnataka High Court that the recent gaming boycott is planned to keep adolescents from becoming addicts and their families from falling into profound obligations, ET revealed. As per the government, gaming platforms are creating addiction among youth and have even prompted suicide in ... Read More
November 1, 2021Roland Landers