Indian cricket’s new anti-corruption chief opposed to legalized sports betting
The new head of the Anti-Corruption Unit of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) says he stands opposed to any suggestion betting on the sport should be legalized, claiming it would encourage match-fixing. Shabir Hussein Shekhadam Khandwawala,...
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Delta Corp to build new floating casino in Goa, details plans for first integrated resort
India’s leading casino and gaming operator Delta Corp has revealed plans to build a new Rs150 crore (US$20.5 million) offshore casino it says will replace one of its current vessels on Goa’s Mandovi River by mid-2022. The new ship, replacing...
Goa’s offshore casinos granted six-month stay of execution
Goa’s state government has granted another six-month extension for the state’s six offshore casinos to remain on the Mandovi River. Chief Minister Pramod Sawant announced this week that the extension would run from 31 March to 30 September 2021, the...
India’s Delta Corp sneaks back into profit in 4Q20 on reopening of Goa casinos
India’s leading gaming company, Delta Corp, crept back into profit in the final three months of 2020, boosted by the reopening of its Goa casino operations in November. Delta Corp recorded a profit of Rs 1.28 crore (US$176,000) in 4Q20,...
AIGF leaders join SBC Digital India’s high-level speaker line-up
All India Gaming Federation (AIGF)CEO Roland Landers and General Secretary Sunil Krishnamurthy will be among the speakers at this week’s SBC Digital India event, where they will outline the potential of the country’s skills games industry and detail the AIGF’s...
Founders of leading Indian gaming companies among speakers at upcoming SBC Digital India
SBC Digital India, the online event set to run from 27 to 28 January 2021, will feature the founders of some of the country’s leading companies that continue to drive forward the fast-growing real-money gaming industry. They include Pariekshit Maadishetti,...
India’s Delta Corp granted provisional approval to develop integrated resort in Goa
India’s leading gaming operator Delta Corp has revealed plans to develop an integrated resort in the coastal state of Goa after receiving in-principal approval from the local tourism authority. In an announcement, Delta Corp said had received the initial approval...
Calls for Goa to close casinos again as number of positive COVID cases among employees grows
Two employees of offshore casinos were among 150 new positive COVID-19 infections in the Indian state of Goa on Friday, the latest in a number of positive tests among casino staff and customers since the vessels reopened for business on...
