India’s Supreme Court will list a challenge to the real-money gaming ban in January, Chief Justice Surya Kant said after an appeal by operator Head Digital Works. The case is expected to go before a three-judge bench; the law prohibits platforms offering money-based gaming and related services.
The January hearing will consider a legal challenge to a ban covering India’s real-money gaming platforms.
The day’s most important stories, free. One email a day.
The Bombay High Court maintained an interim stay preventing Delta Pleasure Cruise Company’s new casino vessel from entering Panaji Port, according to the report. The court adjourned the case to 18 August and gave the petitioner two weeks to respond to the company’s affidavit; the vessel cannot enter without the required certifications and prior court permission.
India’s CCI closed its investigation into Google’s real-money gaming policies. The report said the CCI concluded that India’s ban prevented it from granting the relief originally sought. The regulator could reconsider Google’s conduct if the law changes and the alleged practices recur, the outlet reported.
India’s Supreme Court rejected Junglee Games’ challenge to restrictions on real-money online games in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, according to the report. The company argued that skill-based games should be treated differently from games of chance, but the court ruled that betting on skill games does not exempt them from the restrictions.
India’s Supreme Court has issued notices to the Daman and Diu administration over Delta Corp’s application to operate electronic games at The Deltin in Daman. The challenge follows the Bombay High Court’s rejection of the licensing request in April 2026. Delta Corp says it invested more than ₹450 crore following initial administrative assurances.
Play Games24x7, Junglee Games and Sachiko Gaming have petitioned India’s Supreme Court to review its ruling on 28% GST for real-money online games. The earlier decision upheld tax on the full face value of bets and allowed retrospective claims to continue; the court will consider whether to reopen the case. The report says tax demands against 71 gaming companies total INR1.12tn, or US$13.4bn.