05/19/21 Sri Lanka: port city development needs public referendum Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court has rules that the China-backed port city project in Colombo requires approval by a public referendum.
05/13/21 India: Goa casino closure extended until May 24 As Covid-19 cases continue to climb, the state government has extended the lockdown on Goa casinos until May 24.
05/07/21 India: Delta Corp casino in Sikkim to close until May 16 Delta Corp has announced it will shut its casino in Sikkim until at least May 16 due to a rise in Covid-19 cases.
05/06/21 India: cleaner arrested for “pitch-siding” for illegal betting syndicate In a separate incident, two bookmakers were arrested for allegedly entering a stadium with fake accreditation cards.
05/04/21 India: Goa casinos will remain closed until at least May 10 The closure of Goa’s casinos has been extended until May 10 as India faces a severe health crisis due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
04/29/21 India: Goa casinos to close until May 3 Health professionals had asked the government to temporarily close Goa’s casinos due to an alarming rise in the number of Covid-19 cases.
04/28/21 Delta Corp asks for waiver on licence fees As India faces a rapid rise in Covid-19 cases, Delta Corp has asked authorities for a waiver on licence fees due to the impact on its venues.
04/27/21 India: 3 people busted over illegal cricket betting in Guntur Three people have been arrested in Guntur on charges of organizing illegal cricket bettings for the Indian Premier League cricket match.
04/20/21 India: 3 more arrested for illegal cricket betting in Pune Three more people have been arrested on charges of receiving digital wagers for the Indian Premier League cricket match.
04/10/21 India: Kerala insists on banning online rummy The Kerala High Court has rejected a petition from online gaming companies to stay the ordinance that makes playing online rummy for stakes a punishable offence.
04/08/21 Indian cricket chief against legalisation of sports betting The new head of the Anti-Corruption Unit of the Board of Control for Cricket in India says the legalisation of sports bettingwould encourage match-fixing.
04/06/21 India: 4 more arrests over cricket betting operation in Pune Four more people have been arrested following allegations of cricket betting operations during India’s recent test match against England.
03/31/21 Delhi: 14 arrested at illegal casino The illegal casino was functioning out of the Radisson Blu Hotel in Mahipalpur, in southwest Delhi.
03/18/21 Indian online gaming on the rise There are approximately 365 million mobile game users in the country. The Indian online gaming industry expects to reach a valuation of US$3.1bn in 2023.
03/18/21 Nepal: Lemon Tree to open new hotel with adjacent casino Lemon Tree Hotels hopes to attract gamblers from neighbouring India since there will be a casino beside the new property in Biratnagar.
