News October 2025
India to set up regulatory authority Legislation
India's Central government has informed the Delhi High Court that it will soon establish a regulatory authority and frame rules under the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025, which has received Presidential assent but is yet to be notified. As reported by Te Economic Times, Solicitor
General Tushar Mehta told a division bench of Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela that while the government supports online gaming, money-based games raise serious concerns, including addiction and suicides among children. "We are not against online gaming, but money games pose dangers,” Mehta said. Te court was hearing a petition by
Bagheera Carrom (OPC), a gaming company
Tribes voice opposition in California Legislation
Members of four tribal nations in California have voiced their opposition to 'flawed, rushed' social gaming legislation. Members of Kletsel Dehe Wintun Nation, the Sherwood Valley Rancheria of Pomo Indians, the Mechoopda Indian Tribe of Chico Rancheria and Big Lagoon Rancheria gathered outside the State Capitol in Sacramento to protest Assembly Bill 831 (AB 831). If passed, the bill would limit economic opportunities available to less wealthy tribes in the state by banning legitimate online social games using sweepstakes promotions. It would also eliminate more than $1bn of existing economic activity generated by the industry in
US Senators introduce the WAGER act Legislation
US Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) have introduced the Withdrawing Arduous Gaming Excise Rates (WAGER) Act, bipartisan legislation to protect legal sportsbooks and gaming businesses and help states like Nevada and Tribal communities reinvest their gaming revenues into their local economies. Specifically, the bipartisan WAGER Act would
exempt legal sports betting from outdated “handle” and “head” taxes.
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that has challenged the Act as unconstitutional, arbitrary, and vague. Te company argued the law was passed without stakeholder consultation and imposes a blanket ban on all online money games, regardless of whether they are skill-based or chance-based. Bagheera, which operates a skill-based
online carrom platform, contended that the law threatens legitimate businesses and violates Articles 14, 19, and 21 of the Constitution. Te petition urges the court to either strike down the Act or read down certain sections to protect skill-based gaming.
Araxá prepares for land based casinos Legislation
Te city of Araxá in Brazil has begun preparations to allow for casinos thereby taking the initiative to regulate gambling before the approval of the land based expansion bill PL 2234/2022. Authored by Mayor Robson Magela, PL154/2025 allows the concession to the private sector for “gaming services in tourist mode.” Located in a tourist region in Alto Paranaíba, the
municipality will allow for casinos in order to boost the local economy. Te city has long been associated with the industry as it inaugurated Brazil’s first casino in 1944.
Nation, the Sherwood Valley Rancheria of Pomo Indians, the Mechoopda Indian Tribe of Chico Rancheria and Big Lagoon Rancheria have made clear, this bill would limit economic options available to tribes and worsen already fragile economic conditions,” said Jeff Duncan, Executive Director of SGLA and former Congressman. Tribes in more geographically isolated areas
California, and close off a potential new revenue source for the state via sensible, modern regulation and taxation. “AB831 is a flawed and rushed bill that lacks broad tribal consensus. As Kletsel Dehe Wintun
Established in 1951 to suppress illegal gambling,
the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) imposes a federal excise “handle” tax of 0.25 per cent on all legal sports bets, as well as a $50 annual “head” tax per employee for legal sports betting businesses. Te tax punishes legal operations while incentivising illegal sportsbooks, as they can operate more cheaply and often offer better odds. Nevada paid nearly $22m in handle taxes in 2022, nearly double the state’s total from 2019. Specifically, the WAGER Act exempts legal
sports betting from this tax while maintaining laws to continue to crack down on illegal activities.
often lack the scale and resources of wealthy, established gaming tribes. Te policies proposed in AB 831 would eliminate digital commerce opportunities for economically disadvantaged tribes to partner with social gaming operators that could provide supplemental revenue streams to fund services such as healthcare, education, housing, food security and social programmes.
Similar companion bipartisan legislation has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Representatives Dina Titus (D-Nev.-01) and Guy Reschenthaler (R-Pa.-14). “In Nevada, legal sports betting is thriving
industry that adds to the world-class experience of watching our championship-level professional sports teams,” said Senator Cortez Masto. “It’s past time to exempt legal sports betting from outdated taxes that are actually incentivising illegal sportsbooks. Tis is bipartisan, commonsense legislation that will help boost local economies across the United States.”
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