GGR is the total amount collected by casinos and online gaming companies before shelling out the money to the winners
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Betting, gambling are unlawful in most parts of the country and online gaming platforms are treated as illegal when game of chance is involved in those platforms, Parliament was informed on Wednesday.
Gaming platforms suggested regulations to address the game addiction, rather than a blanket ban
Next meeting likely in New Delhi by month end; final report by August 10
The GoM will have to submit report by July 15 and then the Council will meet either on August 1 or in the first week of August, says FM Sitharaman
Briefing reporters about deliberations at the two-day meeting of the GST Council, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said finance and other ministers of 16 states spoke on the compensation issue
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The country's gaming industry is currently estimated at $1.5 billion
India is a fast-growing high-potential gaming market, but per capita spends still very low
EGF, AIGF said that what is more worrying is some reports suggesting that the tax may be levied on total pool (prize money pooled plus the platform commission), and not on gross gaming revenue (GGR)
GST Council is likely to consider system-led enforcement reforms
The ED on Wednesday said it has filed a charge sheet before a Goa court in a money laundering case linked to placing of illegal bids through an online poker gaming app
The meeting assumes significance as it is expected to discuss the report of the panel of state ministers on rate rationalisation and also the tax rate on casinos, race courses and online gaming
As part of the Academy, MPL will curate beginner, intermediate and advanced levels of content catering to all types of gamers, the company said in a statement
At the moment, most online gaming platforms pay 18 per cent on the commission collected by online gaming platforms for each game
The panel of ministers tasked to review the GST levy on casinos, race courses and online gaming has finalised its report, which will be taken up in the upcoming GST Council meeting. The Group of Ministers, chaired by Meghalaya chief minister Conrad Sangma, had in its previous meeting earlier this month unanimously decided on hiking the tax rate on these services to 28 per cent. The GoM met again on Wednesday and finalised the method of valuing these services for the purpose of levying this tax. "The Group of Ministers (GoM) on casinos, race courses & online gaming has come to a consensus. The report of our submissions will be handed over to Hon'ble FM, Smti. @nsitharaman Ji in a day or two & the matter will be presented in the next @GST_Council Meeting," Sangma tweeted. At present, services of casinos, horse racing and online gaming attract 18 per cent GST. The government had in May last year set up a panel of state ministers for better valuation of services of casinos, online
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The studio will have a team of professionals in the area of animation, art, cinematics, design, engineering, UI and UX game design and game production.
The global health body added that while nearly 60 per cent of adults and a third of children are overweight or obese, the last two years of Covid-19 pandemic made that worse