a bill mandating a 28 per cent Goods and Services Tax (GST)<\/a>\u00a0on online gaming, casinos, lotteries and horse racing in the state.\u00a0Introduced by State Parliamentary and Finance minister\u00a0Suresh Khanna, the bill shifts the tax from gross gaming revenue to a 28 per cent tax at the entry-level.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\nAccording to The Times of India, Khanna asserted on the legislative floor that these activities are classified as games of chance, not skill and that the move aligned with central government’s orders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While some, like SP MLA Samar Pal Singh, called for a complete ban on online gaming, Khanna argued that stopping its rapid growth was challenging.\u00a0He noted that around 14 crore people in the country engage in online gaming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Uttar Pradesh joins 21 states, including Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Madhya Pradesh, in passing such legislation. Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Telangana, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, and Punjab have also promulgated ordinances to this effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The decision follows an ordinance issued by the UP government two months ago. Previously, the state imposed an 18 per cent GST on online gaming, evenly split between the state and central government. The state said the previous method of taxing GGR was susceptible to manipulation by the promoters or service providers. Promoters will now have to register with the government.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The 28 per cent goods and services tax will apply to online gaming, casinos, lottery and horse racing in the state.<\/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":"The Uttar Pradesh Assembly has approved a bill imposing a 28% Goods and Services Tax (GST) on online gaming, casinos, lotteries, and horse racing, shifting the tax base from Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR) to the entry-level. This move, aligning with central government directives, significantly increases the tax burden and requires promoters to register, impacting operational economics across these gaming verticals.","focusai_entities":"Suresh Khanna, Samar Pal Singh, The Times of India","focusai_location":"India, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Telangana, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Punjab","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.95), regulator (0.98), compliance_legal (0.95), operator_casino (0.98), affiliate_publisher (0.75), tech_data (0.7), marketing_crm (0.85), payments_fraud_aml (0.8), investor_analyst (0.95), supplier_vendor (0.85), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Impact on NGR?","query":"How will the shift from GGR to an entry-level 28% GST fundamentally alter Net Gaming Revenue (NGR) projections and operator profitability across affected gaming verticals in Uttar Pradesh?"},{"label":"Regulatory Harmonization?","query":"Given Uttar Pradesh's alignment with other states, what are the prospects for a unified national regulatory and taxation framework for iGaming in India, and what challenges remain?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[154,16334],"tags":[23911,4138,233],"class_list":["post-777011543","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-legislation-news","category-south-asia-news","tag-gambling-regulation","tag-online-gambling","tag-sports-betting"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777011543","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=777011543"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777011543\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777011567,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777011543\/revisions\/777011567"}],"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=777011543"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777011543"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777011543"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}