Gambling

Bullseye: Shillong's archery contests draw as much as Rs 500 crore in legalised betting

Betting on archery in Shillong, Meghalaya, is serious business

Study says that online gaming is not as addictive as gambling in real life

You can successfully quit out of your favourite online game with much ease as playing internet games has been found not as addictive as gambling, new research has suggested.

NRGbinary, online gambling website trapped thousands in scam

In early 2013, a young Israeli businessman registered a web domain in London for a company called NRGbinary.com. The online options trading website offered clients the opportunity to make large amounts of money from simple bets on the movement of financial markets, stocks and commodities.

Baidu under probe by Chinese internet watchdog over reports of promoting gambling

China's internet regulator said it will investigate Baidu Inc after domestic media reported illegal gambling websites used the country's biggest search engine to promote themselves.

Could 26 percent FDI and the legalisation of gambling be good news for India?

In an attempt to champion the cause of gaming, the AIGF (All India Gaming Federation) is working with state governments and authorities to introduce 26 percent FDI in the segment and legalise gaming related activities.

Three Australian cricketers sanctioned over gambling-related breaches

Three Australian cricketers have been sanctioned over gambling-related breaches of Cricket Australia's anti-corruption code.

China soccer boom sparks online gambling craze | Reuters

HONG KONG In China's eastern city of Hangzhou, Mr Li could barely watch as Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo lined up a penalty kick in a finely-balanced Euro 2016 group match against Austria. Li had reason to be nervous: he had bet tens of thousands of yuan on Portugal to win

China soccer boom sparks online gambling craze | Reuters

HONG KONG In China's eastern city of Hangzhou, Mr Li could barely watch as Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo lined up a penalty kick in a finely-balanced Euro 2016 group match against Austria.

Euro 2016: 236 suspects arrested in China for illegal football gambling

A total of 236 suspects have been arrested in China for illegal football gambling and seized USD 4.2 million in cases involving overseas betting websites during the ongoing UEFA Euro 2016.

Will Taylor Swift and Tom Hiddleston break up? A matter of grave importance to Chinese gamblers

US pop singer Taylor Swift's love life has become the latest unlikely product on Chinese online marketplace Taobao, with buyers gambling on whether she will break up with rumoured boyfriend British actor Tom Hiddleston.