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With Kamala Harris, Democrats Would Bet Against US History Of Sexism, Racism
The Democratic party will be taking a historic gamble if it now turns to Vice President Kamala Harris to become its presidential candidate, betting that a Black woman can overcome racism, sexism and her own missteps as a politician to defeat Republic
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Refrain From Promoting Offshore Betting Platforms: Centre Cautions Influencers
The government on Thursday cautioned all endorsers and social media influencers to refrain from promoting or advertising, including surrogate advertisements, of offshore online betting and gambling platforms.
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Tax officers Detect Evasion By Online Betting, Gambling Platforms: Report
Tax officers have detected violation of GST law by offshore entities offering online betting and gambling platforms to Indian residents through mobile apps and are working on ways to tackle such mode of tax evasion, a source said.
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New Online Gaming Rules to Spur Innovation, Boost Investor Confidence
The industry on Thursday said the new rules for online gaming will spur innovation, boost investor confidence and weed out gambling platforms while making the sector globally competitive. The norms are expected to help reduce regulatory fragmentation at the state level, and foster a more stable business environment, the industry said in one voice a...
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Government Issues Another Advisory Against Online Betting, Gambling Ads
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Thursday advised media entities, media platforms and online advertisement intermediaries to refrain from carrying advertisements/ promotional content of betting platforms. In an advisory issued today, the Ministry has taken strong exception to the recent instances of mainstream English and Hindi newsp...
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Delhi Bank Officer Embezzles Rs 55 Crore, Uses Money For Online Gambling
The CBI has charge-sheeted a bank officer and his accomplice whose rapacious appetite for online gaming lured them to allegedly embezzle more than Rs 55 crore from various accounts, a major chunk of which was funnelled to virtual betting tables.
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Banned Loan Websites, Apps Given 48 Hours to Prove Their Genuineness: MeitY
The IT ministry has given 48 hours to banned websites and apps to prove their genuineness, a senior government official said on Thursday. Another senior official from the ministry said the ban has been imposed on the platforms because their businesses were not genuine. The government last week ordered blocking of 232 apps operated by overseas ent...
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Gamers Who Spend Money on 'Loot Boxes' Twice as Likely to Gamble, Research Shows
Gamers who pay for "loot boxes" in games are twice as inclined to bet, according to research findings based on 1,600 adults in Canada published in the peer-reviewed journal Addiction Research & Theory. The findings call into question the hypothesis that psychological factors cause the link between gambling and loot boxes, according to the researche...
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Bitcoin Is Artificially Propped Up, Akin to Gambling and Should Not Be Legitimised, ECB Says
Bitcoin is artificially propped up and should not be legitimised by regulators or financial companies, the European Central Bank said, adding that it is similar to gambling. The cryptocurrency's recent stabilisation was "an artificially induced last gasp before the road to irrelevance", it said on Wednesday.
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Online Gambling Ban: Tamil Nadu Ordinance Challenged in Madras High Court
The Tamil Nadu government ordinance banning online gambling has been challenged in the Madras High Court and is scheduled to be heard on November 16. A petition filed by the All India Gaming Federation states rummy and poker are games of skill, and would not fall under the ambit of "betting and gambling". The state government had passed the ordinan...
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Government Asks News Sites, TV Channels, OTT Platforms to Refrain From Showing Offshore Betting Site Ads
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Monday issued two advisories advising private television channels as well as digital news publishers and OTT platforms to refrain from showing advertisements of offshore online betting sites and surrogate advertisements of these sites. The advisories were supplemented with evidence which contained dir...
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Twitch Bans Crypto Gambling Sites Amid Staunch Backlash From Creators
Hot on the heels of a Twitch streamer confessing to scamming friends and fans out, the platform has announced it will ban all crypto gambling livestreams from October 18.
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ED Files Charge Sheet Against Two People for Operating PP Poker Online Gaming App
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a prosecution complaint/charge sheet against two people for allegedly operating "PP Poker Online Gaming App" and placing illegal bets and gambling, ED said on Wednesday.
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Refrain From Advertising Online Betting Platforms: I&B Ministry to Print, Electronic, Digital Media
The Information and Broadcasting Ministry on Monday advised the print, electronic and digital media to refrain from advertising online betting platforms, saying betting and gambling are illegal in "most parts" of the country and pose significant financial and socio-economic risk for consumers.
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"Pose Financial Risk": Centre's Advisory On Online Betting Advertisements
The Information and Broadcasting Ministry advised the print, electronic and digital media to refrain from advertising online betting platforms, saying betting and gambling are illegal in "most parts" of the country.
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With Kamala Harris, Democrats Would Bet Against US History Of Sexism, Racism
The Democratic party will be taking a historic gamble if it now turns to Vice President Kamala Harris to become its presidential candidate, betting that a Black woman can overcome racism, sexism and her own missteps as a politician to defeat Republic
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Refrain From Promoting Offshore Betting Platforms: Centre Cautions Influencers
The government on Thursday cautioned all endorsers and social media influencers to refrain from promoting or advertising, including surrogate advertisements, of offshore online betting and gambling platforms.
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Tax officers Detect Evasion By Online Betting, Gambling Platforms: Report
Tax officers have detected violation of GST law by offshore entities offering online betting and gambling platforms to Indian residents through mobile apps and are working on ways to tackle such mode of tax evasion, a source said.
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New Online Gaming Rules to Spur Innovation, Boost Investor Confidence
The industry on Thursday said the new rules for online gaming will spur innovation, boost investor confidence and weed out gambling platforms while making the sector globally competitive. The norms are expected to help reduce regulatory fragmentation at the state level, and foster a more stable business environment, the industry said in one voice a...
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Government Issues Another Advisory Against Online Betting, Gambling Ads
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Thursday advised media entities, media platforms and online advertisement intermediaries to refrain from carrying advertisements/ promotional content of betting platforms. In an advisory issued today, the Ministry has taken strong exception to the recent instances of mainstream English and Hindi newsp...
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Delhi Bank Officer Embezzles Rs 55 Crore, Uses Money For Online Gambling
The CBI has charge-sheeted a bank officer and his accomplice whose rapacious appetite for online gaming lured them to allegedly embezzle more than Rs 55 crore from various accounts, a major chunk of which was funnelled to virtual betting tables.
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Banned Loan Websites, Apps Given 48 Hours to Prove Their Genuineness: MeitY
The IT ministry has given 48 hours to banned websites and apps to prove their genuineness, a senior government official said on Thursday. Another senior official from the ministry said the ban has been imposed on the platforms because their businesses were not genuine. The government last week ordered blocking of 232 apps operated by overseas ent...
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Gamers Who Spend Money on 'Loot Boxes' Twice as Likely to Gamble, Research Shows
Gamers who pay for "loot boxes" in games are twice as inclined to bet, according to research findings based on 1,600 adults in Canada published in the peer-reviewed journal Addiction Research & Theory. The findings call into question the hypothesis that psychological factors cause the link between gambling and loot boxes, according to the researche...
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Bitcoin Is Artificially Propped Up, Akin to Gambling and Should Not Be Legitimised, ECB Says
Bitcoin is artificially propped up and should not be legitimised by regulators or financial companies, the European Central Bank said, adding that it is similar to gambling. The cryptocurrency's recent stabilisation was "an artificially induced last gasp before the road to irrelevance", it said on Wednesday.
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Online Gambling Ban: Tamil Nadu Ordinance Challenged in Madras High Court
The Tamil Nadu government ordinance banning online gambling has been challenged in the Madras High Court and is scheduled to be heard on November 16. A petition filed by the All India Gaming Federation states rummy and poker are games of skill, and would not fall under the ambit of "betting and gambling". The state government had passed the ordinan...
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Government Asks News Sites, TV Channels, OTT Platforms to Refrain From Showing Offshore Betting Site Ads
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Monday issued two advisories advising private television channels as well as digital news publishers and OTT platforms to refrain from showing advertisements of offshore online betting sites and surrogate advertisements of these sites. The advisories were supplemented with evidence which contained dir...
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Twitch Bans Crypto Gambling Sites Amid Staunch Backlash From Creators
Hot on the heels of a Twitch streamer confessing to scamming friends and fans out, the platform has announced it will ban all crypto gambling livestreams from October 18.
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ED Files Charge Sheet Against Two People for Operating PP Poker Online Gaming App
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a prosecution complaint/charge sheet against two people for allegedly operating "PP Poker Online Gaming App" and placing illegal bets and gambling, ED said on Wednesday.
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Refrain From Advertising Online Betting Platforms: I&B Ministry to Print, Electronic, Digital Media
The Information and Broadcasting Ministry on Monday advised the print, electronic and digital media to refrain from advertising online betting platforms, saying betting and gambling are illegal in "most parts" of the country and pose significant financial and socio-economic risk for consumers.
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"Pose Financial Risk": Centre's Advisory On Online Betting Advertisements
The Information and Broadcasting Ministry advised the print, electronic and digital media to refrain from advertising online betting platforms, saying betting and gambling are illegal in "most parts" of the country.
