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The government aims to generate up to INR13,100 crore (US$1.51bn) through additional taxes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

India.- The Andhra Pradesh government<\/strong> is reportedly considering the legalisation of state lotteries and online gaming as part of a plan to generate INR13,100 crore (US$1.51bn) in additional tax revenue. There is little information about the plan, but BusinessLine reports that the Department of Finance has circulated proposals among departments and that chief minister N. Chandrababu Naidu<\/strong> is expected to make a decision soon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lotteries are currently banned in the state. It’s estimated that a tax on state lotteries could raise \u20b93,000 crore. Meanwhile, the government is considering a range of new taxes and increases to boost revenue for infrastructure, including a one per cent cess on state GST, VAT on alcohol and products including mobile phones and a rise in entertainment tax.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The government says additional tax revenue would not be allocated to complete the new capital, Amaravati, which is expected to be financed by loans. The Andhra Pradesh High Court is set to analyse the possibility of online gaming on March 26.<\/p>\n\n\n

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See also:<\/span> Indian NPO calls for ban on online gambling in Jammu and Kashmir region<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The government aims to generate up to INR13,100 crore (US$1.51bn) through additional taxes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":26703,"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 Andhra Pradesh government is reportedly evaluating the legalization of state lotteries and online gaming, aiming to generate an estimated INR13,100 crore (US$1.51bn) in additional tax revenue. This initiative, currently under review by Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, signifies a potential shift in the state's regulatory stance on gaming verticals, with the High Court also set to analyze online gaming's legality.","focusai_entities":"Andhra Pradesh government, N. Chandrababu Naidu, Department of Finance, BusinessLine, Andhra Pradesh High Court","focusai_location":"India, Andhra Pradesh, Amaravati, Jammu and Kashmir","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.9), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.9), affiliate_publisher (0.7), product_ux (0.7), tech_data (0.7), marketing_crm (0.75), payments_fraud_aml (0.8), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.85), journalist_researcher (0.8)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Regulatory Framework Details","query":"What specific B2B\/B2C licensing structures, responsible gambling mandates, and taxation models are being considered for the proposed Andhra Pradesh iGaming and lottery verticals?"},{"label":"Market Entry Strategy","query":"How will the potential legalization in Andhra Pradesh impact the market entry strategies and competitive landscape for both incumbent and prospective iGaming operators and suppliers in India?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[156,16334],"tags":[23911],"class_list":["post-777024212","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-regulation-news","category-south-asia-news","tag-gambling-regulation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777024212","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=777024212"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777024212\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777024228,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777024212\/revisions\/777024228"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26703"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777024212"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777024212"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777024212"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}