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Kerala Seeks Supreme Court Permission
to Take Action Against Online Lotteries in the State
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, Kerala (March 18, 2010) -- The government will move the
Supreme Court seeking permission to take action against online lotteries in the
State, Finance Minister Thomas Isaac is reported to have said
today......................Subscribers
Protest Against Legislation to
Legitimize Online Lotteries THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, Kerala
(March 17, 2010) -- The Lottery Samrakshana Samithi, an umbrella organization
comprising lottery agents and vendors affiliated to various unions, is
embarking on a protest against the Central Government because of a rumour that
the Centre is considering legislation to legitimize online
lotteries.....................Subscribers
Lotteries, Games of
Chance Now declared A New Taxable Service CHENNAI, India
(March 15, 2010) - The Finance Bill, 2010 has brought in certain changes in the
scope of service tax....................Subscribers
Supreme Court Urges the
Central Government to Consider States Application to Ban Online
Interstate Lotteries NEW DELHI, India (March 12, 2010)
According to local media reports the Supreme Court on Thursday asked the
Central Government (The Centre) to consider an application sent by the Kerala
State Government in 2004 seeking a ban on other State lotteries in Kerala on
the ground that these States were violating the provisions of the Lotteries
(Regulation) Act.................Subscribers
State Governments
Finalizing New Rules for Lotteries NEW DELHI, India (March
9, 2010) According to local media reports the Centre is in the process
of regulating rules regarding lotteries...................Subscribers
Lotteries Department
Winners Get-Together Receives Luke Warm
Reception THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, India (March 7, 2010) -- In a
few days, the capital city will host the lucky rich, if a
novel idea of the Lotteries Department clicks. The Lotteries Department is
organising a get together of the first prize winners since the setting up of
the Department in 1967.......................Subscribers
Lottery Tickets Seized
CHENNAI, India (February 26, 2010) According to
local media reports the city police on Wednesday seized lottery tickets worth
over Rs.5.6 crore from a private parcel office.....................Subscribers
Government Issues Draft
of New Lotteries Regulation Rules NEW DELHI, India
(February 11, 2010) -- The Central Government is reported to have issued a
draft of new lottery regulation rules under which a state or the central
government has been empowered to ban a draw conducted by any other
state......................Subscribers
Government to Get
Tougher on Lotteries NEW DELHI, India (February 11, 2010) -
In a move to rein in the lottery trade, the government is set to notify fresh
rules that place online lotteries on a par with paper lotteries, ban double and
triple-digit lotteries and introduce a process for one state government to ban
lotteries of another................Subscribers
Special Online Lottery
to Fund Commonwealth Games NEW DELHI, India (February 9,
2010) - Those sceptical about Delhis preparedness to host the
Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2010 say its success is now pretty much a matter
of chance. Unfazed, the organisers are moving in for the lucky
draw.......................Subscribers
Central Government Set To
Legalize Online Lotteries NEW DELHI, India (February 10, 2010)
Local media source reports that the Central Government plans to legalize
online lotteries by bringing it under the purview of Lotteries (Regulation)
Act-1998. This Act was brought to curb the rampant surge of online lotteries
across the country........................Subscribers
States Finance
Minister Alleges Central Conspiracy to Assist Online Lotteries
Operators Kerala Government to Launch Campaign
Against Online Lottery THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, Kerala, India
(February 6, 2010) - Opposing the Centre's move to legalise online lottery, it
was reported that the Kerala Government has alleged that there was a "nexus
between online lottery mafia and Congress" and, is reported to have said it
would launch a political campaign against it........................Subscribers
Director Issues
Guideline on Lottery Purchases THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, Kerala
(January 20, 2010) -- The Director of Lotteries has asked those buying State
government tickets to write their name and address and affix their signature on
the reverse of the ticket........................Subscribers
State Government to
Amend Lottery Act KOLHAPUR, India (January 16, 2010) -
Maharashtra Home Minister R R Patil today said the government was considering
modifications to the Lottery act in order to severely punish those involved in
the illegal ....................Subscribers
Government To Ban Two
Digit Lotteries NEW DELHI, India (January 11, 2010) - The
government is framing rules to ban double digit lotteries that account for
nearly 75% of sales of lottery tickets..................Subscribers
Indian Online Gambling
Market Estimated to Be Worth $5 Billion MUMBAI,
Maharashtra, India (January 5, 2010) - Indian culture adopted gambling from the
beginning of Indian civilization, which started 4000 years ago. Great Indian
epic Mahabharata dating to 1500 B.C. has the main story, which starts with a
dice match...................Subscribers
Lottery Sellers Resent
Government Services Tax PALAKKAD, India (December 25,
2009) - The Kerala State Lottery Agency and Sellers Union has warned of
protest against the Central Governments move to bring in a law which
would impose service tax on lotteries and enable online lotteries to operate in
the state........................Subscribers
Tax To Include Lottery,
Betting and Gambling CHENNAI, India (December 29, 2009) -
The Committee of State Finance Ministers has released the First
Discussion Paper' on proposed goods and services
tax....................Subscribers
Online Lotteries Amount
to Pure Gambling PALAKKAD, India (December 27, 2009) -
Paper lotteries could not be equated with online lotteries as the latter
amounted to pure gambling, Finance Minister T M Thomas Isaac
was reported to have said when he called for regulations in the conduct of
lotteries..........................Subscribers
Governments
Lottery Legislation Amendment Allows Multiple Daily Draws
NEW DELHI, India (December 15, 2009) It was reported that at a time
when the Supreme Court was favouring strict enforcement of the law limiting
lottery draws to just once a week, the Centre appears to have made up its mind
by drafting an amendment that allows fifty (50) draws a day in a state for all
lotteries operating there............................Subscribers
Present Lottery Turnover
is Only the Tip of the Iceberg THRISSUR, India (December 6,
2009) - Finance Minister Thomas Isaac said that the present sales turnover of
the Kerala State lottery, which is expected to touch Rs 700 crore during the
current financial year, was only the tip of the iceberg...............Subscribers
Why is the Government in
the Business of Running Lotteries? -- Supreme Court NEW
DELHI, India (December 7, 2009) According to a report the Supreme Court
today wondered what business the government has got to do by running lotteries
which according to a petition is ruining the lives of lakhs of
families.....................Subscribers
Finance Minister
Reiterates Stance Against Online Lotteries KERALA,
Thrissur, India (December 6, 2009) -- Finance Minister Thomas Isaac, on
Saturday, reiterated the Left Democratic Front governments opposition to
online lotteries....................Subscribers
Companies Line-Up for
Internet Gambling Licences in India LONDON, U.K. (November
19, 2009) - William Hill, along with Betfair and Bwin, is reportedly bidding
for the Internet licence in the Himalayan state of
Sikkim....................Subscribers
Calls for Total Ban on
Lottery Across the Country NEW DELHI, India (November 27,
2009) A leading Indian newspaper reported that the Bharatiya Janata
Party general secretary Vijay Goel on Friday called for a total ban on lottery
drawings across the country...................Subscribers
Supreme Court Upholds
Law Concerning Frequency of Lottery Draws NEW DELHI, India
(November 28, 2009) -- According to a number of local media reports the Supreme
Court on Friday cautioned state-run lotteries against breaching the law that
restricts draws to one per week....................Subscribers
Government Fails to
Withdraw Lotteries Bill NEW DELHI, India (November 24,
2009) -Yielding to opposition pressure the Government on Tuesday reportedly
failed to withdraw a ten (10) year-old bill that would have banned lotteries
throughout the country. .........................Subscribers
Central Government
Should Recognize Lottery as an Industry and Set Up Regulatory Body to Oversee
Its Functioning MUMBAI, India (November 3, 2009) - Pan
India Network, the lotto and gaming arm of the Essel Group, today said that it
would urge the Central government to recognize lottery as an industry and set
up a regulatory body to oversee its functioning...................Subscribers
Mizoram Lottery to
Launch November 1 in Aid of Commonwealth Games NEW DELHI,
India (October 28, 2009) -- The Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (OC)
has reportedly just signed an agreement to hold a lottery in Mizoram, and the
OC said it is hoping that other non-lottery states will permit sales in the
interest of sport....................Subscribers
Baring India Private
Equity Fund Sells Stake in Gi Terminal I-Tech INDIA
(October 21, 2009) -- Baring India Private Equity Fund II Limited has
sold its stake in Gi Terminal I-Tech Pvt., Ltd., an India-based online gaming
solutions company that develops solutions for the lottery
market..................Subscribers
High Court Resumes
Hearing Lottery Petitions CHANDIGARH, India (October 6,
2009) -- Two petitions, challenging the Punjab government action in taking out
draws of Punjab Lotteries every 15 minutes, came up for
resumed hearing before the division bench of Punjab and Haryana High Court on
Monday...................Subscribers
Decision on Lottery Bill
Postponed NEW DELHI, India (October 1, 2009) With an
eye on the upcoming Assembly elections, particularly of Maharashtra, the
government on Thursday withheld the announcement of a decision to withdraw the
Prevention of Lotteries Bill 1999................Subscribers
Call for Decade Old
Lottery Bill to be Scrapped NEW DELHI, India (September 30,
2009) -- The government might dispose off an NDA lottery bill in its Cabinet
meeting on Thursday.....................Subscribers
Former Governor Alleges
NDA Government Asked Him to Rig Online Lottery
Ved Marwah was Manipur's governor when the alleged incident took
place NEW DELHI, India (September 21, 2009) According
to reports Ved Marwah, who served as governor in Manipur, Mizoram and
Jharkhand, has accused some National Democratic Alliance (NDA) leaders of
pressurizing him to favour a Mumbai-based business tycoon in an online lottery
deal during his term as Manipur governor.....................Subscribers
Finance Minister Targets
Online Lotteries KOLKATA, India (September 15, 2009) --
State Finance Minister Asim Dasgupta is planning a crackdown on online
lotteries once again. The minister said on Monday that many complaints are
pouring in against these lotteries and that they are harming the
poor..................Subscribers
Finance Minister Seeks
to Amend Lotteries Regulation Act KOCHI, Kerala, India
(August 26, 2009) -- Finance Minister T.M. Thomas Isaac has urged the Union
government not to equate online lotteries with paper lotteries in the Supreme
Court on an appeal filed by online lottery operators against the ban imposed on
their operation by the State government.......................Subscribers
High Court Approves Tax
on Lotteries; New Direct Tax Code Could See Gambling and Lottery Winnings Taxed
at 30%. BOMBAY, India (August 15, 2009) -- The Bombay high
court on Friday dismissed a bunch of petitions challenging the constitutional
validity of the state governments power to impose tax on lottery sales.
Lottery taxation earns the state Rs400 crore
annually...........................Subscribers
Reserve Bank Warns
Public of Lottery Scams Using Its Name MUMBAI, India
(August 4, 2009) -- The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has warned the public of a
lottery scam doing the rounds, which fraudulently invokes
the central bank's authority, besides the promise of windfall gains, to lure
people into parting with big amounts of money......................Subscribers
High Court Orders
Payment of Prize Money To Lottery Winner CHENNAI, Tamil
Nadu (August 7, 2009) -- Setting aside an order of authorities rejecting the
claim of a lottery ticket winner, the Madras High Court has directed them to
pay the prize money of Rs.1 lakh with nine per cent interest from April
2001.....................Subscribers
Kerala Calls on Central
Government To Ban Online Lotteries THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,
India (August 7, 2009) -- An all party meeting held on Saturday decided to
press the Central government to differentiate between the online and paper
lotteries and empower the States to take action against lottery operators
breaching the Central Lotteries (Regulation) Act..............Subscribers
Police Seize Banned
Lottery Ticket Shipment Consigned by Train TIRUCHI, Tamil
Nadu (August 2, 2009) According to local media sources the Tiruchi Rural
Police seized banned lottery tickets worth Rs. 5.5 crore on
Saturday.................Subscribers
Reserve Bank
Clarification on Ban on Remittance From Lottery Schemes
MUMBAI, India (July 30, 2009) - The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) today
clarified that remittance in any form towards participation in lottery schemes
is prohibited under the Foreign Exchange Management Act,
1999....................Subscribers
Lottery Sales in Kerala
At Record High THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, Kerala (August 4, 2009)
-- The Hindu Business Line reports that the Kerala Lotteries
Department has set an all-time record in lottery ticket sales in July
2009....................Subscribers
Onam Bumper Lottery
Reports Record Sales THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, India (July 29,
2009) According to local media reports the State governments Onam
Bumper Lottery is recording record sales....................Subscribers
Banned Lottery Ticket
Trade Flourishes CHENNAI, Tamil Nadu, India (July 23, 2009)
-- Though the sale of lottery tickets has been banned in Tamil Nadu more than
six years ago, vendors of the contraband are still carrying on a lucrative
trade especially in the Theni district.......................Subscribers
Finance Minister Seeks
Opposition Support to Ban Online Lotteries
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, India (July 16, 2009) According to a local media
report Finance Minister Thomas Isaac has sought the support of the Opposition
to put pressure on the Central Government to ban online lotteries in the
State....................Subscribers
State Lotteries Revenue
Collection Reduced KOHIMA, Nagaland, India (July 12, 2009)
According to some local media reports the revenue receipts for the
financial year 2007-2008 of the Directorate of Nagaland State
Lotteries have reduced drastically...................Subscribers
Lottery Dealers Not
Deterred by Interstate Ticket Ban CHENNAI, India (May 20,
2009) According to local media reports banned lottery tickets of other
States are reportedly being sold in certain areas of
Chennai........................Subscribers
Indian board Pulls Plug
on SMS Lottery Sports Game NEW DELHI, India (May 13, 2009)
-- The Indian cricket board on Tuesday decided to close down a controversial
mobile game launched by the IPL in which participants were asked to predict
ball-by-ball scores of the next over in return for cash
prizes......................Subscribers
Police Turning Tables on
Satta Operators MOHALI, Chandigarh, India (May
11, 2009) According to local media sources the recent crack down on
illegal lotteries by the police has been responsible for the sale of legal
lottery tickets picking up in the district from Rs 8.9 crore per month last
year to Rs 23 crore per month this year...................Subscribers
Supreme Court Rules That
Service Tax Cannot Be Levied On Lotteries NEW DELHI, India
(May 6 2009) -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that no service tax can be
levied on the sale, promotion and marketing of lottery
tickets..................Subscribers
Kerala Lottery Posts
Record Profit THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, Kerala (April 27, 2009)
-- The Kerala State Lottery Department posted record profit of
Rs 104 crore in 2008-09...................Subscribers
Lottery Operator Faces Court Action Over Unpaid License
Fees MEGHALAYA, India (February 19, 2009) -- The Meghalaya
government is exploring legal options to realise an outstanding amount of Rs 35
crore from a firm, MS Associates, to conduct online lottery in the state, local
media source The Telegraph reported
today.................Subscribers
Supreme Court Rules Lottery Tickets Not Liable For Sales
Tax NEW DELHI, India (February 16, 2009) -- The Supreme
Court has dismissed two appeals by the Kerala government demanding sales tax on
lottery tickets....................Subscribers
Agents
Go to Court to Challenge States Crack Down on Online Lottery
Centres MUMBAI, India (January 21, 2009) -- A few years ago,
the state began to crack down on online lottery centres starting with Buldana
and other small cities and districts, but lottery agents went to court to
challenge the raids conducted by the police..................Subscribers
Law
Does Not Permit Online Lotteries MUMBAI, Maharashtra, India
(January 16, 2009) -- Instant lotteries may soon run out of luck with the law.
Admitting that there is no law for such lotteries in the state, principal
secretary Ranjana Sinha said..................Subscribers
Government to Launch Cultural
Lottery KOCHI, India (January 8, 2009) -- In a bid to
constitute a welfare fund for artistes belonging to
different art forms, the state government is planning to launch a
Cultural Bumper Lottery on January 10..................Subscribers
New
Bi-weekly Lottery Launched, Interstate Lotteries to be
Regulated THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, Kerala, India (November 30,
2008) -- Stringent steps will be taken to effectively regulate lotteries from
other states Kerala finance Minister T M Thomas Isaac has been reported as
saying..................Subscribers
Another Indian State to Ban
Lotteries Jharkhand, India (November 25, 2008) -- The
Jharkhand Government has decided to ban all state lotteries operating in the
state. The decision to ban the lotteries was taken at a Cabinet meeting,
chaired by Chief Minister Shibu Soren on Monday evening, under section 12 of
the Lotteries Regulation Act, 1998, official sources said on Tuesday.
Chief
Minister Denies Providing Permit For Lottery
Business RANCHI, India (November 18, 2008) -- Chief minister
Shibu Soren and finance minister Stephen Marandi have denied giving permission
to the Sikkim Lottery to operate in the state...............Subscribers
Kerala's New Lottery Offers Gold Instead Of
Cash KOCHI, Kerala, India (November 18, 2008) -- Kerala's
department of lotteries wants to utilise the people's preference for gold
instead of cash. The department has come up with a lottery that offers the
winning ticket a prize in the form of gold coins instead of
money..............Subscribers
Lottery Firm Defaults on Agreement; Told to Repay Rs
35cr SHILLONG, India (September 29, 2008) -- The Meghalaya
government has written to MS Associates, an online lottery distributor, to pay
back pending dues of Rs 35 crore...............Subscribers
Lottery Company Targets A and B Class Income
Group MUMBAI, India (Aug 24, 2008) -- The country's leading
online lottery company Playwin is gearing itself as the Rs 25,000 crore
regulated industry is witnessing a perceptible consumer shift from paper
lottery to the online version...................Subscribers
Ban
on Online, Single-Digit Lotteries to Continue KOCHI, India
(August 5, 2008) -- Finance Minister Thomas Isaac, while launching a welfare
fund for the nearly 2.5 lakh lottery sellers and agents on Monday, reiterated
the State governments opposition to single-digit and online
lotteries...............Subscribers
Court
Orders Further Probe Into Old Lottery Case CHANDIGARH, India
(July 26, 2008) Local media sources report that nine years after the
infamous Haryana lottery case, a local court today ordered the Chandigarh
Police to re-investigate the involvement of several government functionaries,
including a number of former government ministers who were partners of a
lotteries stocker in New Delhi...............Subscribers
Online Lotteries to be Banned from Operating Near
Schools MUMBAI, India (July 24, 2008) -- Finance Minister
Jayant Patil said in the assembly on Wednesday that the state government will
shortly frame guidelines to ban online lotteries from operating near
schools..................Subscribers
Maharashtra Appoints Skill Lotto Solutions as Bulk Agent for
Sale of Monthly and Weekly Lotteries MUMBAI, India (July 23,
2008) -- The Government of Maharashtra has recently appointed M/s Skill Lotto
Solutions Pvt. Ltd. (formerly known as Sugal & Damani Lottery Agency Pvt.
Ltd.) as its Bulk Agent for sale of monthly and weekly
lottery...............Subscribers
State
to Oppose Move to Ban Paper Lotteries THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,
Kerala, India (July 15, 2008) -- Kerala would strongly oppose the Central
government move to ban paper lotteries, Finance Minister T.M. Thomas Isaac told
the Assembly on Monday....................Subscribers
Online Lotteries Are Fully Transparent -
Playwin MUMBAI, India (June 19, 2008) -- Online lotteries
look like becoming the cause of a quarrel between two state government
departments, home and lottery...............Subscribers
Finance Minister Urges Congress Leaders to Clarify Stance on
Lottery Cases THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, India (June 16, 2008) --
Finance Minister T.M. Thomas Isaac has asked State Congress leaders to
articulate their policy on the Central governments stance in respect of
the lottery cases which are coming up for hearing in the Supreme Court on
August 18................Subscribers
Government Slow to Act on CID Lottery
Report MUMBAI, India (June 15, 2008) The Maharashtra
Government has been criticized for not taking any action on a CID report
submitted last November saying that there was a nexus between government
officials and online lottery operators...............Subscribers
Congress Party Accused of Trying to Revive Lottery
Trade NEW DELHI, India (June 12, 2008) The BJP today
accused the Congress Party of "quietly" working towards
''reopening'' the single digit lottery trade, which was banned in 1998
by the NDA government..............Subscribers
Stakeholders Meeting Scheduled to Agree on Uniform Lottery
Regulation MAHARASHTRA, India (June 11, 2008) -- Maharashtra
will host a conference of lottery stakeholders next month to draw up effective
and transparent measures to regulate the industry that currently earns the
state governments................Subscribers
Government Mulls Country-wide Lottery
Ban NEW DELHI, India (June 7, 2008) -- The Centre is
considering a ban on all kinds of lottery across the country and has convened
an inter-ministerial meeting on June 10 to evolve a consensus and formulate a
national policy on the issue...............Subscribers
Report Highlights Loss of Government Lottery Revenue Through
Agreement Oversight SHILLONG, Meghalaya, India (May 27,
2008) -- The Meghalaya Government has incurred a revenue loss of more than Rs
6,000 crore from the state lottery over the years because of.............Subscribers
Lottery Case Hearing Adjourned KOCHI, Kerala
(May 23, 2008) -- The Kerala High Court on Thursday adjourned to May 27, the
hearing on a writ petition seeking a direction to the State government to
abolish the practice of conducting lotteries for.............Subscribers
Punjab Government Served Notice for Violating Lotteries
Act CHANDIGARH, Punjab, India (May 14, 2008) The
Punjab and Haryana High Court today issued notices to the Punjab Government for
violating the Lotteries (Regulations) Act, 1998...................Subscribers
District Lottery Sales Up KOCHI, Kerala,
India (May 12, 2008) -- The district Lottery Department has started taking
steps towards including agents into a welfare fund at a premium of Rs. 15 a
month...................Subscribers
Online Lotteries Case Fixed for August
18 INDIA (May 2, 2008) -- The Supreme Court today fixed
August 18, for the hearing of petitions seeking ban on online lotteries, mainly
in North-Eastern states, on the ground that............Subscribers
Leading International Betting Agencies Support Campaign to Make
Sports Betting Legal in India BANGALORE, India (April 24,
2008) -- Leading international betting agencies, including
Ladbrokes and Betfair, are eager to help
in a campaign to make sports betting legal in India and have reportedly
approached a senior Indian Premier League (IPL) official with offers in this
regard....................Subscribers
Minister Says Some
Districts Are Lagging Behind in the Planning and Implementation of the Lottery
Scheme KOCHI, Kerala, India (April 12, 2008) The
Minister for Forest and Housing, Benoy Viswom, told members of the public
attending a meeting of the M.N. One Lakh Housing Renovation Scheme that there
was insufficient government funds to renovate all the houses in the
scheme....................Subscribers
Bumper Lottery Tax
Evasion Detected; Distributors Evade Rs. 2,162 Crore in Service Tax
KARNATAKA, Bangalore, India (March 13, 2008)
According to local media reports the Central Excise Intelligence (Bangalore
Zone) has uncovered biggest ever service tax evasion reported in
the country..............Subscribers
Government Staff
Seconded to Sell Lottery Tickets CHANDIGARH, India (March
10, 2008) According to local media reports the Punjab Government is
allowing staff at district headquarters across the state to sell lottery
tickets...................Subscribers
Punjab Government
Predicts Bumper Year From Lotteries CHANDIGARH, Punjab,
India (February 13, 2008) The Punjab government aims to generate revenue
of Rs 200 crore from lotteries in the next fiscal, while its collections this
year would certainly be more than last financial year.............Subscribers
Six New State Lotteries
Launched THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, India (February 10, 2008) --
Finance Minister Thomas Isaac launched six new lotteries on behalf of the
Lotteries Department on Friday.................Subscribers
Deputy Commissioners
Told to Sell Lotteries Through Suwidha Centres JALANDHAR,
Punjab, India (February 1, 2008) The Punjab Government is reported by
the local media to have directed its deputy commissioners (DCs) to sell the
state monthly lotteries through Suwidha centres....................Subscribers
CID Calls for Ban on
Online Lotteries PUNE, India (January 31, 2008) -- The
State Crime Investigation Department (CID), Pune, has submitted a report to the
state government recommending a ban on online lotteries on the grounds that
they were operating illegally in Maharashtra..............Subscribers
Lottery Companies May Be
Caught-Up in Service Tax Net BANGALORE, India (January 21,
2008) -- The central tax administrators say companies which run lotteries on
behalf of state governments will be liable to pay tax for the service they
render to state governments.................Subscribers
Supreme Court Issues
Notice to Finance Ministry and States Over On-Line Lotteries
NEW DELHI, India (December 10, 2007) -- The Supreme Court has sought a
response from the Centre and three states, West Bengal, Sikkim and Tripura, on
a plea seeking to ban on-line lotteries...............Subscribers
Finance Ministry
Selects Lottery Marketing Agent BHUTAN (December 6, 2007)
-- The finance ministry this week selected Martin Lottery Agency of India as
the marketing agent for the Bhutan paper lottery in India and
Bhutan..............Subscribers
Government Sets
Ambitious Target For Lottery Revenue in Current
Fiscal CHANDIGARH, India (November 29 2007) -- The Punjab
Governments Lotteries Department has reportedly set a target of Rs175
crore in revenue from the sale of lotteries in the current fiscal
year...............Subscribers
Three Companies
Short-Listed for Paper Lottery BHUTAN (November 21, 2007)
-- Three Indian companies submitted their bids to the finance ministry on
November 19, and one will soon become the sole marketing agent of the Bhutan
paper lottery in India........Subscribers
Kerala Lottery to be
Re-launched, More Prizes, Increased Agent Commission KOCHI,
Kerala, India (November 20, 2007) -- Finance Minister Thomas Isaac announced on
Monday that the Kerala Lottery would be re-launched in
December...............Subscribers
Government Puts Lottery
Agency Out to Tender BHUTAN (November, 7 2007) -- Eight
Indian companies have reportedly been invited by the finance ministry to take
part in the bidding, which will be held on November 9, to become the marketing
agent for...........Subscribers
High Court Upholds Ban
on Lotteries BANGALORE, Karnataka, India (September 28,
2007) -- The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday upheld a single judge order on
the ban on lotteries in the State and also the notification declaring Karnataka
a lottery-free zone..........Subscribers
Finance Minister
Optimistic About Outcome of Lottery Cases
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, Kerala ,India (September 15, 2007) -- Finance Minister
Thomas Isaac told the Assembly on Friday that the petition filed by the State
Government before ......Subscribers
Tax Increase on
Lotteries Upheld by High Court KOCHI, Kerala, India
(September 11, 2007) -- The Kerala High Court has upheld the Government action
in increasing the tax per draw of paper lotteries........Subscrbers
State Lottery To Be Run
On Commercial Basis KANNUR, Kerala (July 9, 2007) --
Minister for Finance T.M. Thomas Isaac has announced that the State Lottery
Directorate will be equipped to take commercially viable decisions .......Subscribers
Lottery Cooperative
Formed KANNUR, Kerala, India (July 5, 2007) -- A
co-operative society for lottery workers has been formed to initiate activities
for the welfare of lottery sellers and their families.........Subscribers
State Frustrated at
Attempts to Ban Interstate Lotteries THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,
Kerala, India (July 3, 2007) -- Finance Minister Thomas Isaac on Monday told
the Assembly that the Government was doing everything in its power to end the
illegal operations of lotteries from other States in Kerala..........Subscribers
Supreme Court Orders
State Government Not to Take Coercive Action Against Sugal & Damani Lottery
Agency NEW DELHI, India (May 20, 2007) -- The Supreme Court
has asked the Maharashtra Government not to take any coercive action against
Sugal and Damani Lottery Agency (SDLA), which has challenged......Subscribers
Court Upholds Ban on
Lottery Tickets BANGALORE, Karnataka, India (May 10, 2004)
-- The Karnataka High Court recently upheld the ban on the sale of lottery
tickets enforced by the state government since April 1.........Subscribers
Lottery Ticket Sales
Continue Unchecked CHENNAI, Tamil Nadu, India (May 10,
2007) -- The volume of lottery tickets coming into the State is huge and
remains unchecked, though the sale was banned in .........Subscribers
Government Doubles Tax
on Lottery Draws MAHARASHTRA, India (May 6, 2007) -- To
combat the increased tax on lottery draws online lottery dealers in Maharashtra
are set to reduce the number of draws from 33 to 20 per day.......Subscribers
Minister Prepared To
Quit Over Lottery KARNATAKA, India (May 3, 2007) -- The
Minister for Lotteries and Planning, Ramachandra Gowda, is reported by the
media as saying he is prepared to quit the Government if the lottery ban does
not come into effect in Karnataka............Subscribers
Government Files
Application On Lottery Ban BANGALORE, Karnataka, India
(April 25, 2007) -- A week after the Karnataka High Court passed an interim
order staying a notification on banning lotteries in Karnataka..........Subscribers
Government Ready to go
to Supreme Court on Lotteries Ban, Says Minister BANGALORE
Karnataka, India (April 24, 2007) -- According to local media reports
Karnatakas Minister for Lotteries, Ramachandra Gowda, on Monday declared
that the Government would not budge from ..........Subscribers
Government Stands Firm
On Lottery Decision BANGALORE, Karnataka, India (April 18,
2007) -- Karnatakas lottery industry is in turmoil. On Tuesday, the
Karnataka High Court issued stay notification to the State Government banning
lotteries........Subscribers
Bangalore, Lottery-Free
For Second Day BANGALORE, India (April 3, 2007) -- All
lottery shops in Bangalore remained shut for the second day in succession
following the ban on the sale of all lottery tickets that came into
effect..........Subscribers
High Court Dismisses
Appeal Filed By Kerala on Sikkim Lottery Issue KOCHI,
Kerala, India (March 30, 2007) -- A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court
today dismissed the appeal filed by the state against the judgment of the
single judge, which held that the show cause .......Subscribers
State Government
Proposes to Abolish All Lotteries BANGALORE, Karnataka,
India (March 16, 2007) The Karnataka Government announced today that it
intends to abolish all kinds of lotteries in the state from the next financial
year ........Subscribers
Lottery Association
Urges Chief Minister to Restore Raffle Scheme CHENNAI,
Tamil Nadu (March 17, 2007) -- The Tamil Nadu Lottery Traders Welfare
Association has reportedly appealed to the States Chief Minister
to restore ......Subscribers
Lotteries to be
Regulated, Not Banned BANGALORE, Karnataka, India (March 6,
2007) The Minister for Small Savings and Lotteries Ramachandra Gowda on
Monday is reported to have said the Government would not ban........Subscribers
Sports Lottery Tagged A
Failure, Petition Filed Against Amended Prize Structure
KOCHI, Kerala, India (February 13, 2007) -- The Kerala High Court on Monday
admitted a writ petition against the Government decision to reduce the number
of prizes offered .........Subscribers
Government Prefers
Regulation to Banning Lotteries BANGALORE, Karnataka, India
(January 22, 2007) -- The State Government has reportedly sought the
cooperation of the Central Government in regulating lotteries in
Karnataka...........Subscribers
Play and Win
-- Lawmakers Question Reciprocal Lottery Agreement BHUTAN
(January 16, 2007) -- The National Assembly yesterday discussed the operation
of the Play Win lottery, which is reportedly thriving in
several towns across the country........Subscribers
High Court Rules States
Have No Power to Prohibit Interstate Lotteries KOCHI,
Kerala, India (January 10, 2007) The Kerala High Court today held that
the state government had no powers to regulate or prohibit lotteries of other
states, unless.............Subscribers
Bid To Revive Lottery
Trade In Tamil Nadu TAMIL NADU (January 4, 2007) -- The
sale of lottery tickets is banned in Tamil Nadu, but according to PMK founder,
S Ramadoss, a section in the state is making efforts
...........Subscribers

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