India’s casinos still closed but online gaming segment driving Delta Corp valuation skyward
The value of Indian gaming leader Delta Corp’s online gaming business could exceed the current market cap of the entire company within the next two years, according to Union Gaming analyst John DeCree. In a Wednesday note following publication of...
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Illegal Indian bookmakers taking bets on COVID-19 death toll, infection rates
Illegal bookmakers in India’s capital city of Delhi have been filling the void left by the shutdown of sport worldwide by taking bets on COVID-19, including infection rates, death tolls and lockdowns. According to the Hindustan Times, the markets have...
Goa casino director calls for major tax breaks as COVID-19 closures drag on
A director of one of Goa’s largest floating casinos has called for the government to provide substantial financial assistance to local tourism and entertainment operators, including a three year tax holiday and a six-month waiver on interest charges, to alleviate...
Eventus International copy-pastes G2E Asia Awards in “outrageous and brazen act of plagiarization”
Eventus International, organizers of the on-again, off-again Indian gaming conference SPiCE, on Thursday evening announced a new Gaming Awards ceremony, the “Against All Odds Gaming Awards 2020,” but in doing so have copy-pasted the Awards Process for the well-established G2E...
SPiCE India 2020 rescheduled for 26 to 28 August
Indian gaming conference SPiCE has been rescheduled for 26 to 28 August at the Goa Marriott Resort & Spa. The revised dates follow last week’s news that SPiCE 2020, originally scheduled for 25 to 27 March, had been postponed. Organizer...
Indian state of Goa to close all casinos for two weeks
The Indian state of Goa has become the latest jurisdiction to order a temporary shut down of casinos as part of a wide-range of measures announced by the government on Saturday to combat the spread of COVID-19. All casinos, education...
Indian gaming conference SPiCE postponed after government cancels all travel visas
Just three days after assuring attendees the event would go ahead, Eventus International has announced that Indian gaming conference SPiCE – originally scheduled for 25 to 27 March, has been postponed. The update comes after the Indian government issued a...
Indian gaming conference SPiCE to proceed as planned
Indian-based annual gaming conference SPiCE will go ahead as planned this month after organizers described the situation in Goa as “normal.” While a number of gaming shows and exhibitions across Asia have been postponed, including ASEAN in the Philippines and...
