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"Is it true? Is it necessary? Is it kind?" – this very famous question was posed by Greek philosopher Socrates, to his followers. In essence, he impressed on his followers...

Bombay High Court rules in favour of Dream11 to hold that games played on its platform amount to games of skill and not chance.

Following the footsteps of its neighbouring state Telangana, effective 25 September 2020, the Andhra Pradesh Government has banned all forms of real money games in the State.

The online gaming industry continues to rapidly grow and is gaining much recognition worldwide.

Over the past year, the Union Government has taken incremental steps towards regulating online gaming with ‘real money'. MEITY was made the nodal ministry for online gaming and e-sports as part of multi-sports events.

The landmark ruling of the Hon'ble Allahabad High Court has recently clarified the legal status of recreational gaming activities such as poker and rummy.

In 2021, the Government of Tamil Nadu had notified the Tamil Nadu Gaming and Police Laws (Amendment) Act 2021, which prohibited all forms of online games (including the games based on mere skills) within the State.

"Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies."

The online gaming industry these days is more social, innovative, and commercially lucrative than ever before. Online gaming platforms of all shapes and sizes have access to state-of-the-art development talent...

The Finance Bill 2023, tabled on 1st February 2023, has proposed several changes to the tax regime applicable to online gaming - both for the users as well as the gaming companies.

The legal and regulatory landscape of India's online gaming industry have been fraught with several challenges. Historically, the distinction of online games into 'skill based' and 'chance based' games...

The Indian courts have used the "dominant factor test" or "predominant test" to determine whether skill or chance plays a predominant part in determining the result of the game.

Milton Friedman said, "One of the great mistakes is to judge policies and programs by their intentions rather than their results".

The gaming industry is undergoing a groundbreaking transformation, driven by artificial intelligence (AI) and a range of emerging technologies.

Making profit in a business may also become part of a criminal investigation. But how does ordinary company income get categorised as “proceeds of crime”? Gameskraft Technologies, an Indian online gaming company behind the game, rummy, platforms such as RummyCulture, is at the centre of a notable money-laundering case in India.

Gaming industry may sound like a recreational field which is up and coming but that could not be far from the truth.

Did you know that the world of augmented and virtual reality is being redefined by the power of patents?

Taking a break from the monotonous schedule is an important requirement for rejuvenation of people. Games serve as a source of entertainment, destressing the individuals from their routine activities.