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Google has informed its app developer community that its app store “Google Play will begin supporting more Real Money Game (RMG) apps this year”, including “game types and operators not currently covered by an existing licensing framework.” Developers were notified via a blog post authored by Karan Gambhir, Google’s Director of Global Trust and Safety Partnerships, titled “A New Approach …

India’s online gaming industry has been given another chance to challenge the decision by PM Modi’s cabinet to increase the Goods and Service Tax (GST) levy for the sector from 18% to 28%.  The country’s Supreme Court has now asked for further comments by the Indian government in response to a plea filed by a number of online gaming entities …

Super Group, the parent company of Betway and Spin brands, this afternoon announced that it has ceased all activities in India.    The decision follows the Indian government processing its new Goods and Services Tax, which is effective as of 1 October 2023.  This summer, India’s Parliament approved the Goods and Services Tax Council (GST) to amend tax rates applied to …

Identifying a strong global and regional demand, sports data provider STATSCORE has included Hindi as one of the supported languages for its products and solutions. The firm, based in Poland, aims to address and capitalise on the opportunities posed by including the language into its system, noting the global reach of widely-spoken Hindi. In particular, STATSCORE has highlighted Hindi as …

Sportradar has opened a new office in Mumbai, as it aims to reinforce support for the Indian sports ecosystem through its technological solutions and services.  Prasun Bhadani has also been appointed as the company’s new General Manager who will take charge of its operations in the country, and will report directly to Oscar Brodkin, Managing Director of Sportradar for the …

Parimatch has categorically denied reports in Indian media that its brand has faced enforcement action from national tax authorities, according to a statement from GR8 Tech. Speculation last week in India Today and the Hindustan TImes alleged that the Cyprus-based betting operator had been targeted by the Directorate General of GST Intelligence. The reports also alleged that a man, who …

New amendments to identify gambling products/services have been added to India’s ‘Information Technology Rules of 2021’.  The Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules of 2021 are standards and requirements introduced by the Indian government in February 2021 to regulate online content and platforms, including social media intermediaries, messaging services, and digital media publishers. The rules are …

Esports is to be recognised as a professional sports category in India following the government’s decision to reclassify ‘competitive gaming as a multi-sports event’.  The approval will see esports events no longer categorised under the umbrella term of ‘online gaming’, which had been long disputed by Indian esports stakeholders. Securing its recognition as a pro-sports category, the policy development and …

India’s TV broadcasters, media and OTT platforms have been warned to stop promoting online gambling advertisements by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB).  The Ministry – which serves as the Indian government’s central agency responsible for the formulation/administration of rules, regulations and standards on IT, broadcast and media – is reported to have issued “two advisories” to TV broadcasters …

NBC Sports has retained its position as lead US broadcaster of Premier League matches, having agreed terms on a $2.7 billion (£2bn) renewal of its media rights contract. The US broadcaster is reported to have doubled the value of its existing contract to fend-off suitors ESPN, CBS and Warner as NBC extends its Premier League coverage for a further six …