In another key victory for India’s skill-based gaming industry, the High Court in Karnataka has struck down an amended government law that sought to outlaw online gambling.

Few dispute that India has the potential to be one of the world's gaming super powers, though at present it's the lawyers that seem to have the winning hand.

In the absence of a national framework, India’s legal system is continuing to arbitrate challenges to the legality of the online gambling sector, with a key case set to come back before the Karnataka High Court this week. 

The Karnataka High Court has told the state government that it can’t make any arrests under its online gambling ban as the law faces legal challenges. 

The Karnataka government’s moves to ban online gambling has drawn the ire of the All-India Gaming Federation, who says that the move will remove the state’s standing of being a tech-hub and start-up capital. 

The government of the Indian state of Karnataka has told the High Court that it proposes to draw up regulation to cover online gambling rather than to ban the practice.

A policy u-turn by the state government of Karnataka has left the Bangalore Turf Club and the Mysore Race Club hanging, shortly after they invested in the creation of online betting platforms to help them emerge from the Covid-19 slump.

An Indian Supreme Court decision over gaming taxation will hold significant implications for an industry grappling with regulatory uncertainties and divergent tax rulings across the country, legal analysts consider.

The Indian government stands firm on Goods and Services Tax (GST) issues related to the gaming industry.

It is imperative, to have an industry that is constantly innovating and truly competitive, to have a clear taxation framework that allows stakeholders to thrive, write Aahna Mehrotra and Rashi Tater, for the Asia Racing Federation Quarterly Bulletin, analyzing the Impact of Applicability of Higher Indirect Taxes on Games of Skill in India.