{"id":777007884,"date":"2023-08-03T06:24:03","date_gmt":"2023-08-03T09:24:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777007884"},"modified":"2026-04-22T19:23:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T22:23:58","slug":"gst-council-confirms-28-gaming-tax-to-start-from-october-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/gst-council-confirms-28-gaming-tax-to-start-from-october-1","title":{"rendered":"GST Council confirms 28% gaming tax to start from October 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The 28 per cent tax on online gaming, casino and horse racing will be levied on the initial deposit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>India.- The\u00a0<strong>Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council\u00a0<\/strong>has decided to impose\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/gst-council-to-tax-online-gaming-casinos-and-horse-racing-at-28\" target=\"_blank\">a 28 per cent GST levy<\/a>\u00a0on online gaming, casinos and horse racing\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/gst-council-to-decide-on-how-to-tax-online-gaming\" target=\"_blank\">on the initial deposit<\/a><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>rather than imposing taxes on each individual game played. The measure will start from October 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finance minister\u00a0<strong>Nirmala Sitharaman<\/strong>\u00a0said the shift was because taxing gross gaming revenue (GGR) could potentially yield a net tax lower than that generated from essential goods. The council&#8217;s latest meeting heard perspectives from different states, with Goa and Sikkim advocating for a GST imposition on GGR instead of the full face value. In contrast, Delhi called for a comprehensive reevaluation, urging further review by the Group of Ministers (GoM).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, a majority of states expressed alignment with the decision and eagerness to initiate its implementation. A follow-up review is scheduled six months post-implementation. Authorities have announced that\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/indian-government-to-block-gaming-apps-evading-28-gaming-tax\" target=\"_blank\">they will block non-compliant platforms<\/a>. The\u00a0<strong>Directorate General of Goods and Services Tax Intelligence (DGGI)\u00a0<\/strong>will compile a list of violators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Various online gaming companies have expressed concerns over the potential ramifications of the tax, arguing that it could significantly impact volumes and the overall viability of gaming businesses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 28 per cent tax on online gaming, casino and horse racing will be levied on the initial deposit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":34643,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"India's GST Council has approved a 28% tax on online gaming, casinos, and horse racing, to be levied on the initial deposit rather than Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR), effective October 1. This decision, aimed at maximizing tax revenue, has drawn concerns from online gaming companies regarding business viability and will be reviewed in six months. Non-compliant platforms face blocking by authorities.","focusai_entities":"Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council, Nirmala Sitharaman, Group of Ministers (GoM), Directorate General of Goods and Services Tax Intelligence (DGGI)","focusai_location":"India, Goa, Sikkim, Delhi","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (1.0), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (1.0), operator_casino (1.0), affiliate_publisher (0.8), product_ux (0.7), tech_data (0.7), marketing_crm (0.9), payments_fraud_aml (1.0), investor_analyst (1.0), gambler_consumer (0.8), supplier_vendor (0.8), journalist_researcher (1.0)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"GGR Impact Analysis","query":"What is the projected impact of the 28% GST on initial deposits on the Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR) and Net Gaming Revenue (NGR) for licensed operators in India, considering potential player churn?"},{"label":"Compliance Framework Adjustments","query":"How will the Directorate General of Goods and Services Tax Intelligence (DGGI) define and enforce 'non-compliant platforms,' and what specific adjustments to existing B2B\/B2C licensing and compliance frameworks are anticipated?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[154,16334],"tags":[23911],"class_list":["post-777007884","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-legislation-news","category-south-asia-news","tag-gambling-regulation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777007884","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777007884"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777007884\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777007891,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777007884\/revisions\/777007891"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34643"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777007884"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777007884"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777007884"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}