{"id":777013162,"date":"2024-02-14T10:12:26","date_gmt":"2024-02-14T13:12:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777013162"},"modified":"2026-04-22T13:01:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T16:01:48","slug":"madhya-pradesh-legislators-criticise-28-gst-on-online-gaming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/madhya-pradesh-legislators-criticise-28-gst-on-online-gaming","title":{"rendered":"Madhya Pradesh legislators criticise 28% GST on online gaming"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Several legislators staged a walkout against proposed amendments to the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>India.- Congress members walked out of the Madhya Pradesh assembly in protest against proposed amendments to the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill 2023.\u00a0The amendments, put forth by Finance minister<strong>\u00a0Jagdish Devda<\/strong>, aim to impose\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/india-tax-hike-proposed-for-online-gaming\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a 28 per cent GST<\/a>\u00a0on online gaming, casinos, lotteries and horse racing in the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While supporters argue that the move is necessary to regulate and tax online gaming, opponents, particularly from the Congress party, contend that it could potentially legalise and encourage gambling activities harmful to young people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to The Week, finance minister Devda defended the proposed amendments, citing the sums of money involved in online gaming and the need for taxation to generate revenue. He emphasised that the amendments align with the central government&#8217;s decision to impose a 28 per cent GST on online games across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, senior Congress members expressed concerns about the potential negative impact of legalising online betting and other forms of gambling. They questioned the government&#8217;s priorities and urged for greater clarity on the implementation and regulation of online gaming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>See also:&nbsp;<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/uttar-pradesh-assembly-passes-bill-to-impose-28-gst-on-online-gaming\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Uttar Pradesh assembly passes bill to impose 28% GST on online gaming<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several legislators staged a walkout against proposed amendments to the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill 2023.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":12754,"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 Madhya Pradesh assembly is currently debating proposed amendments to the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill 2023, which seek to impose a 28% GST on online gaming, casinos, lotteries, and horse racing. While Finance Minister Jagdish Devda advocates for the measure to generate revenue and regulate the sector, Congress members oppose it, citing concerns about potentially legalizing and encouraging harmful gambling activities. This legislative development underscores significant fiscal and regulatory shifts for the Indian iGaming market.","focusai_entities":"Jagdish Devda, Congress, Madhya Pradesh assembly, Uttar Pradesh assembly","focusai_location":"India, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.9), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (1.0), affiliate_publisher (0.75), marketing_crm (0.8), investor_analyst (1.0), supplier_vendor (0.85), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Impact on NGR?","query":"How will the 28% GST imposition on online gaming, casinos, lotteries, and horse racing specifically affect the Net Gaming Revenue (NGR) and operational profitability of licensed operators in India, considering existing revenue share models?"},{"label":"Regulatory Framework Evolution?","query":"What specific amendments to the regulatory and governance frameworks are anticipated to accompany the 28% GST implementation, particularly concerning B2B\/B2C licensing, responsible gambling mandates, and advertising compliance for the affected gaming verticals?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[154,16334],"tags":[23911],"class_list":["post-777013162","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\/777013162","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=777013162"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777013162\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777013176,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777013162\/revisions\/777013176"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12754"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777013162"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777013162"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777013162"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}