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GST Case: Now, Escrow Comes Into Play 28% GST

20 May, 2025 GST Case: Now, Escrow Comes Into Play

On 16th May, 2025, Day 9 of the Supreme Court’s ongoing hearings in the Gameskraft batch of cases was marked by intense exchanges between senior advocates. The central issue remained the validity of GST provisions as they apply to online gaming platforms. Senior advocate Harish N....

Advocate Harish Salve Argues Constitutional Validity Of 28% GST 28% GST

15 May, 2025 Advocate Harish Salve Argues Constitutional Validity Of 28% GST

The now eponymous court case regarding 28% GST on online gaming has reached its sixth day, and Advocate Harish Salve has now questioned the Constitutional validity of the GST component. The case is connected to Rule 31a of the CGST Rules, which outlines the method for determining the va...

India's 28% GST Court Case Has References to Messi, Friendly Golf Games 28% GST

09 May, 2025 India’s 28% GST Court Case Has References to Messi, Friendly Golf Games

The legal arguments in the GST case on gaming apps in India are now ongoing, and both parties have laid out their arguments on record. While the gaming companies have maintained that the GST should be applied to the amount of commission, the government has a logic that the amount should...

Indian Government Says GST Valid On Any Online Game With Wager Component 28% GST

08 May, 2025 Indian Government Says GST Valid On Any Online Game With Wager Component

The Indian Supreme Court is currently deliberating a significant case involving real money gaming companies and the government’s imposition of a 28% Goods and Services Tax (GST) on such platforms. This legal battle centres on whether games like poker and rummy, traditionally consi...

5th May Becomes D-Day For Indian Poker Companies 28% GST

09 Apr, 2025 5th May Becomes D-Day For Indian Poker Companies

The Supreme Court has set 5th May, 2025, as the date for the final hearing in the high-profile Gameskraft tax evasion case. The case stems from show-cause notices issued by the Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI) to the online gaming firm.The broader financial impact, encompa...

Supreme Court Stays GST Notice Against Majestic Pride Casino Group 28% GST

30 Jan, 2025 Supreme Court Stays GST Notice Against Majestic Pride Casino Group

In more good news and a broader respite for the real money and poker industry in India, the Supreme Court has stayed a GST Notice imposed on Majestic Pride Casino Group. The Goa State GST authorities served the notice on Majestic Pride Casino Group to three entities associated with the ...

Gaming Industry Approaches Supreme Court Against Retro GST Tax Demand 28% GST

06 Jan, 2025 Gaming Industry Approaches Supreme Court Against Retro GST Tax Demand

The retro GST tax demand stunned the Indian real money gaming industry, and there has been word that some gaming companies shut shops due to the amounts they were supposed to pay. The IT department has wanted companies to pay a whopping 28% per cent tax on total betting pools since Janu...

GST-Collections 28% GST

11 Sep, 2024 New GST Tax Rates On RMG Brought In ₹6909 Cr, Says FM Nirmala Sitharaman

India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman shared an interesting update at the 54th GST Council Meeting about the new tax rates on real-money gaming. The FinMin announced the Government had a windfall of ₹6909 Cr. Prior to the increase in the tax rates, the six-month collections ...

Nirmala Sitharaman Clarifies On 'Prospective' Levy Of 28% GST 28% GST

21 Dec, 2023 Nirmala Sitharaman Clarifies On ‘Prospective’ Levy Of 28% GST

Update: As per the latest update from Union Finace Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, the 28% GST levied on online gaming, horse racing and casinos will be applicable prospectively from 1st october 2023. She did not comment on tax collection retrospectively which has been widely discussed as...

Pocket52 Get Full Buy-in Value on Deposits 28% GST

19 Oct, 2023 Pocket52 Tournament Discounts: Your Winning Ticket to Savings!

Pocket52.com is one of the fast-growing online poker platforms in India. They are known to offer some of the best promotions and tournaments in the country. Recently, the Central government passed a new bill and saw 28% Goods and Service Tax (GST) being implemented on online gaming, cas...

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