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_2020-12-03
India’s Supreme Court has dealt a blow to the country’s lottery business, upholding the constitutional validity of imposing a General Services Tax (GST) on sales and winnings of lottery tickets.

_2020-12-03
India's Supreme Court has rejected a petition by Skill Lotto Solutions against the government's decision to impose a general sales tax of 12 percent on lottery tickets. That tax rises to 28 percent if the tickets are sold to someone in another state.

_2020-02-18
Singapore’s government has granted tax breaks and other incentives to the industry to help offset the impact of the Covid-19 virus on travel, though has chosen not to reduce its entry levy for locals. 

_2019-04-29
India’s tax authorities are currently working out how to best tax online fantasy gaming businesses, after launching an inquiry into how GST is calcu

_2019-02-19
A state ministerial panel set up to review the tax rate on lottery has recommended setting a standard GST rate for all lottery of either 18 or 28 perc

_2018-12-27
The Kerala government has opposed the Finance Ministry’s plan to increase GST tax rates for lottery to 28 percent from the current 12 percent in the

_2018-09-10
The Bombay High Court is demanding Goa’s tax department to explain why it had imposed a service tax on casino license fees, local media reports.

_2018-02-07
India’s lottery market has the potential to be at least four times its current size if more states were to legalize sales and the industry presented

_2018-01-16
The All India Federation of Lotteries Trade and Allied Industries has issued a public appeal for the reduction of GST on state-authorized lotteries. T

_2018-01-14
India’s central government has turned down demands to reduce the Goods and Services Tax imposed on private lottery distributors. Under the new GST r

_2017-08-21
Over 100,000 lottery traders from across Maharashtra staged a day-long protest on Monday against the 28 percent GST on online lotteries, according to

_2017-07-01
One of India’s leading private lottery distributors, Playwin, has announced a 30 percent hike in its lottery prices, following the imposition of the

_2017-06-24
The All India Federation of Lottery Trade & Allied Industries is urging the government to impose GST on 'margin' money, rather than the face value of

_2017-06-18
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has announced a dual GST rate for lottery tickets following a GST Council meeting on Sunday, Glaws reports. Jaitle

_2017-05-20
Gambling operators will soon have to succumb to hefty taxes following a ruling which will see all gambling businesses placed under India’s highest t

_2017-05-10
The horse-racing circuit in India is on its summer break, but off track the industry is lobbying hard to mitigate the effects of a proposed Goods and Services Tax, which officials say may be the death knell for some of the country’s clubs. A council...

_2017-05-03
The government of India is looking to place lottery tickets in the highest GST bracket of 28 percent, according to industry insiders. According to a r

_2017-04-16
The government of Kerala is considering a new law that would negate the impact of the Goods & Services Tax (GST) on lotteries, local media reports. Ac

_2017-04-02
Activities such as betting and gambling in India could attract a Goods and Services tax (GST) rate of more than 18 percent, says Union Revenue Secreta