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Delhi HC issues notice to Centre, Delhi govt on plea seeking regulation of online gaming
Fp Staff •As gambling is a State subject under Entry 34 under List II in Schedule VII of the Constitution, a Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Sachin Datta further asked the petitioner to implead the Delhi government as a respondent party
Celebrity endorsements and blurring lines between gambling and fantasy sports
Anand Krishnaswamy •We need stricter regulations to ensure that gambling operations do not make use of the loosely-worded definition for real-money gaming to seek legitamacy.
Need for collective will as eSports industry grapples with unregulated gambling
Anand Krishnaswamy •Recent incidents have shown that there is a greater need to regulate the gambling industry within eSports and the remedial steps must come in the form of a collective effort from the entire eSports and gaming community.
AP govt bans online games like Rummy, Poker for 'misleading' youth; violators to face jail, penalty
•Organisers of online gambling will be jailed for a year, besides being penalised, for a first time offence, while those caught playing these games will be given six months of jail term
PCB receives apology from media rights partner for allowing live stream of PSL 2020 on betting website
•The Pakistan Cricket Board on Sunday said it has received a formal apology from its media rights partner for subletting live streaming of PSL 5 to a UK-based betting company, which had kicked up a controversy, according to sources.
Asian Football Confederation says match-fixing has seen sharp decline in last six years, though cryptocurrencies help illicit gambling
•Swiss-based Sportradar has been a key ally in the AFC’s fight against corruption since 2013 and the tie-up will run through to the 2023 AFC Asian Cup in China after being renewed last month
US PGA to roll the dice on gambling in golf next year, says Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan
•The US PGA Tour is ready to roll the dice and unveil gambling at golf tournaments "from next year" to tap into new audiences, Commissioner Jay Monahan has revealed.
BCCI extends match-fixing crackdown to regional leagues, board in touch with state associations to raise awareness
•BCCI has extended a match-fixing crackdown to regional leagues after the arrest of a team owner for making illegal bets with a Dubai-based bookie, officials said Wednesday.
With gambling mechanics in video games under investigation in the UK, is the day of reckoning finally upon the industry?
Vinay Viswanath •A few days ago, the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee of the House of Commons published a report on immersive and addictive technologies. As part of their investigation, the committee studied the nature and impact of loot boxes and other chance-based mechanics and from the look of things, their findings are nothing short of damning.
Vietnam detains 380 Chinese people for running illegal online gambling ring
•Police confiscated around 2,000 phones and 530 computers in the raid that took place in Vietnam.