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GST Council likely to address retrospective taxation on online gaming

Move may give relief to firms facing Rs 1.12 trn in tax demands

SC takes up pleas from 9 HCs on imposition of 28% GST on e-gaming firms

The Supreme Court on Friday allowed a petition of the Centre and transferred to itself pleas, challenging the imposition of 28 per cent Goods and Services Tax on e-gaming firms, from nine high courts for an authoritative pronouncement. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra allowed the transfer plea of the Centre and asked it to file the response to the pending petitions of online gaming companies by April 20. It also appointed a nodal counsel, who will collate records in the case and now the pleas will be taken up for hearing in the first week of May. Many online gaming firms like Dream 11, Games 24x7, and Head Digital Works had moved the top court challenging the GST imposition. Earlier, the top court had stayed the Karnataka High Court verdict quashing the GST intimation notice to the tune of Rs 21,000 crore issued to an online gaming firm.

Nazara games subsidiary to acquire Ultimate Teen Patti IP from Games24x7

Gaming company Nazara Technologies will acquire intellectual property rights pertaining to Ultimate Teen Patti from Games24x7 for Rs 10 crore, the company said in a regulatory filing. Launched in 2015, Ultimate Teen Patti (UTP) is a free casual card game for entertainment purposes only and does not offer any real money to the players. "Next Wave Multimedia Private Limited, a subsidiary of the company, at their meeting held today i.e. on April 04, 2024, has approved the acquisition of all the Intellectual Property rights pertaining to the 'UTP - Ultimate Teen Patti' casual freemium card game software and associated trademarks," the filing said. The acquisition will be done by by way of assignment from U Games Private Limited, the subsidiary of Play Games24x7 Private Limited for an aggregate consideration of Rs 10 crore inclusive of applicable taxes, the filing said. Out of the total aggregate consideration of Rs 10 crore inclusive of applicable taxes, if any, as per the IP assignme

Bullet Echo India: BGMI maker Krafton launches new battle royale style game

Bullet Echo India mobile game features character skins inspired from Indian culture and Krafton's BGMI

Online gaming can help India's development goals, needs clear regulations

The sunrise sector must be integrated into national development goal and strategies

Delta Corp hits over 3-year low; stock tanks 55% from 52-week high

FIIs reduced their stake in Delta Corp to 1.6% at the end of December quarter, from 6.7% in the preceding June 2023 quarter. Meanwhile, retail holding rose to 45% from 32.8%.

Galaxy Hub: Samsung cloud gaming service coming to Galaxy smartphones, TVs

Samsung would offer games through its cloud network, enabling gameplay directly on the supported platforms without requiring prior installation

Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile arrives on Android and iOS platforms in India

The Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile is available for iPhone based on iOS version 16 or later and for other smartphones based on Android 10 or later with minimum 4GB RAM

No global expansion plans, focus on India's growth: Dream11 CEO Harsh Jain

Dream11 is one of three gaming unicorns - companies valued at over $1 billion - in the country, aside from Games24x7 and Mobile Premier League (MPL)

Social media is the top source for casual gamers' video game discovery

Over 90 per cent of casual gamers said they typically find gaming content on at least one Meta platform

Govt to study online gaming addiction to prevent impulsive behaviour

Concerned over rising online gaming addiction among youngsters, the government will undertake a research study to better understand the issues, curb impulsive behaviour and promote healthy digital habits. The study, to be piloted by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, will identify the factors resulting in excessive consumption of online content, and prepare a framework to "predict, alert, and intervene with appropriate coping mechanisms". According to an official statement, the Department of Consumer Affairs in collaboration with the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS) Bangalore "proposes to undertake a research on the disruptive impulse control behavioural patterns of digital consumption that may cause vulnerabilities." A meeting was held on Monday under the chairmanship of Rohit Kumar Singh, Secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs. The meeting was attended by Anupam Mishra, Joint Secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs, Pratima Murthy, Director NIMHA

TMSEp634:Air travel safety, online gaming, CPSE stocks, bereavement policy

How can air travellers fly safely in Indian skies? What's next for online gaming after SRO failure? Is it time to be cautious in CPSE stocks? What is Air Canada's bereavement policy? All answers here

Level up: India's gamers play to win with homegrown 'AAA' titles

Popular AAA games include titles like Minecraft, GTA 5, Call of Duty, and Fortnite, among others

Govt to review tax on online gaming after March: Revenue Secy Malhotra

Online gaming companies including Delta Corp. and Tiger Global-backed Dream11 have seen an increase in demands and notices from tax authorities amid a crackdown on alleged tax evasion

Monthly GST mop-up from online gaming companies jump 400% since Oct 1

Monthly GST collections from online gaming companies have jumped over 400 per cent to about Rs 1,200 crore since October 1 when the 28 per cent levy on e-gaming platforms has come into effect, a senior official said on Friday. The GST Council had in August last year clarified that online gaming companies will have to pay 28 per cent Goods and Services Tax (GST) on the full face value of bets placed on their platforms. Foreign e-gaming companies were mandated to register with the GST authorities, failing which their portals will be blocked. The amendments to GST law came into effect from October 1, 2023. "There has been a jump in GST revenues from online gaming companies post October 1. From monthly revenue of Rs 225 crore, the aggregate tax paid by the sector now stands at about Rs 1,200 crore," the official told PTI. GST officers had last year sent around 71 show cause notices to online gaming companies for alleged GST evasion of over Rs 1.12 lakh crore during financial years 2022

Budget 2024: What do the online gaming and esports industries expect?

Interim Budget 2024: Online gaming and esports industries have had an eventful 2023 owing to the GST Council's decision to impose a blanket 28% tax. Here's what the industries expect in the Budget

SC seeks govt's response on pleas by online gaming cos challenging 28% GST

The bench, led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, issued notice in pleas by online gaming companies such as Head Digital Works, Games 24/7, and Dream 11 challenging the government's decision

SC seeks Centre's reply to plea against levy of 28 % GST on online gaming

The Supreme Court on Monday sought responses from the Centre and others on a plea of the E-gaming Federation against the levy of 28 per cent Goods and Services Tax (GST) on all forms of online real-money gaming. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra took note of the submissions of senior advocate Harish Salve, appearing for the federation, and Additional Solicitor General N Venkataramani before issuing notices on the plea. The Directorate General of Goods and Services Tax Intelligence has also been asked to respond to the plea within two weeks. The top court took note of the submissions of both the counsel that several high courts are seized of similar petitions and are passing orders. The petitioners also include Dream 11, Games 24x7, and Head Digital Works. The GST council had, in one of its meetings in July last year, recommended that online gaming along with casinos and horse racing be taxed at a uniform rate. The GST coun

Winzo joins hands with IITs to develop model for determining games of skill

Winzo said that it started the study amid concerns about the independence of the proposed self-regulatory bodies in India's online gaming sector

Logging in: New career path as esports gain recognition in multisport event

It has been a year since esport was officially recognised as a multisport event in India. For many, it has since become a career option