Gaming, Sports & Entertainment Law

Legal articles on online gaming regulation, sports contracts, gambling law, and entertainment law in India.

Online Gaming and Betting – India Responds-The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025

Online Gaming and Betting – India Responds-The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025

The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025 (hereinafter “the Act”), passed by the Parliament of India in August 2025, represents the most significant and disruptive legislative intervention in the nation’s digital economy to date. The legislation introduces a bifurcated policy framework: on one hand, it seeks to actively promote and regulate nascent sectors […]

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Nurturing India's Sporting Spirit: A Comprehensive View of Sports Law

Nurturing India’s Sporting Spirit: A Comprehensive View of Sports Law

Introduction Sport has always been an integral part of Indian culture and tradition. In recent decades, with growth of professional sports leagues and events in India, sports law and governance have gained more importance. The legal and regulatory framework surrounding sports in India has evolved over the years but still remains a work in progress.

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Taxation of lotteries by States in India

Taxation of lotteries by States in India

Recently, the States of Karnataka, Kerala and others preferred an appeal before the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India against the judgments of respective High Courts holding that the State Legislatures had no legislative competence to pass the respective acts regarding taxation of lotteries (for instance, Karnataka Tax on Lotteries Act, 2004) and, consequently, directed the

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