Location: India

Indian lawmakers hold heated debate on risks of online gambling

27 March 2025 at 6:51am UTC-4
India’s Union Minister for Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw was subject to robust questioning on the safety of online gambling in India’s lower house of Parliament, Lok ...

India cracks down on illegal online gambling ahead of IPL season

25 March 2025 at 7:18am UTC-4
India’s Directorate General of Goods and Services Tax Intelligence has released an overview of its crackdown on offshore online gambling firms. Under Indian financial laws ...

India reports 1.6 billion illegal online gambling visits in three months

17 March 2025 at 8:04am UTC-4
A report by the Digital India Foundation has discovered that there were 1.6 billion visits to prohibited online operators; Parimatch, Stake, 1xBet and Batery Bet, in just three ...

Digital India Foundation calls for stricter enforcement on illegal online gambling sites

10 March 2025 at 8:33am UTC-4
Non-profit think tank Digital India Foundation has called for a joint effort from the government and big tech companies, such as Google and Meta, to shut down the fast-growing ...

Advertising Standards Council of India signed a memorandum of understanding with gambling trade bodies

19 February 2025 at 7:37am UTC-5
The Advertising Standards Council of India has signed a memorandum of understanding with three Indian gambling trade bodies to address illegal online gambling advertising from ...

Indian casino JeetWin collaborates with actress Nidhhi Agerwal

3 February 2025 at 7:59am UTC-5
Online gaming and sports exchange platform JeetWin, which operates in the Asian market, has recently announced the appointment of Indian actress Nidhhi Agerwal as its new brand ...