Goa's Office of the Commissioner of Commercial Taxes issued Delta Corp and its subsidiary GST notices totalling INR17.52 billion for FY2022-23. Delta Corp said the demands use estimated gross bet value rather than gross gaming revenue and that it would challenge them; the notices include interest and penalties.
The disputed tax basis could affect Delta Corp's exposure and the treatment of gaming revenue in India.
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It was reported that Delta Corp sought to overturn a Bombay High Court decision concerning its Deltin Hotel in Daman. The court had rejected its request to install slot machines.
Delta Corp said in a 28 May filing that it understood India's Supreme Court ruling could extend its chip-based revenue method retrospectively to July 2017–September 2023, based on limited information. The company called this a favourable outcome but said it would update investors after reviewing the full judgment, which was still awaited in the report dated 2 June 2026.
Residents and activists in Goa are preparing a petition to challenge permits for Delta Corp’s 112-metre casino vessel planned for the Mandovi River, according to the report. Former judge Ferdino Rebello said the group intends to seek interim relief after filing in the Bombay High Court; Delta Corp says the vessel would match the capacity of five existing offshore casinos.
Carabinieri and Italy’s Customs and Monopolies Agency inspected a private club in Randazzo and reported illegal gambling and irregular gaming terminals. Authorities seized five terminals and issued €50,000 in sanctions against the club’s owner; nine people, including the owner, were referred to judicial authorities over alleged gambling offences and equipment violations.
Police, the Carabinieri, the Guardia di Finanza and ADM inspected 22 businesses in Terni and its province from 7 to 19 April, reportedly. The checks targeted illegal and underage gambling and resulted in eight administrative sanctions against six businesses.