Sikkim Holds License for Online Poker Games

India, effectively one of the biggest and quickest developing gaming markets on the planet, is encountering in 2014 various occasions that could kickstart the start of an administrative methodology, in comparative lines to different purviews around the world, for instance, the US. 

The little, north-eastern Indian condition of Sikkim a week ago gave its first remote gaming permit. After just about 7 years of sitting tight for elucidation from the focal government, the Himalayan state has at long last conceded the first standard permit to begin web gaming operations in Indian soil to one of the few Provisional License holders, Indian lottery monster Future Gaming Solutions (FGS). 

The recommendation may at present look monetarily not engaging. The permit will be legitimate just in Sikkim, one of the littlest and minimum populated states in India with around 600.000 occupants, and subsequently can't be offered outside of the state's fringes. On the other hand, it is a vital point of reference, and still numerous inquiries are circulating everywhere with respect to what the confinements of such a permit will be. 

India takes after the government model and consequently, offering gaming administrations in different states is just conceivable if such states pass a comparable law authorizing web betting or a between state understanding is arrived at. That appears troublesome work taking a gander at the Indian political situation, however it is in the domains of potential outcomes that different States could take after Sikkim's sample. 

In spite of the fact that the State governments are the ones who choose to manage anything identified with gaming or betting in India, as the states begin automatic and making arrangements among themselves, it is evident that the onus lies with the focal government to lead the pack and offer the rules for a far reaching skillet India regulation. 

The foundation of a national administrative body ought to be the point. This will oblige political will which will very rely on upon the measure of cooperative energies that all the expert regulation states and gaming gatherings have the capacity collect with the stakeholders (state and focal governments, gaming organizations both global and Indian, arrangement backing gatherings, IPL and other brandishing bodies, media, industry affiliations, against betting gatherings, business groups, and so on.) 

As we would see it, for that to happen, a reasonable and straightforward verbal confrontation must happen to produce all fundamental collaborations with the overall population too. Organizations together and complicities with top Indian illuminating presences, supposition producers, sportsmen (for instance: the generally regarded previous national cricket group commander Rahul Dravid who as of now has situated positively), Bollywood identities, columnists, and so forth, would help in the matter. 

Thus, we should perceive how the focal government responds to this strong endeavor of Sikkim, furthermore how dependably the permit holders work.

Online Poker and Rummy Websites are Flouting Indian Law – Perry4Law

Gambling and betting in India is a complicated legal issue in India as the Supreme Court hasn't issued a statement regarding the legal aspects online gaming websites that makes the players play for cash. Each state in India has their own laws which controls and monitors the poker and rummy gaming industry. Because of this only, it becomes hard to get a single law that will make sure the online gaming websites runs legally without any flaws.

The issue of legality of online gaming in India is waiting before the Supreme Court of India says Praveen Dalal, managing partner of New Delhi based technology law firm Perry4Law. However, the decision of Supreme Court in this regard may not bring a relief to online gaming stakeholders. The Supreme Court asked the opinion of Central Government incidentally but the same was not officially given by the Central Government thus far.

The difficulty with online poker and online rummy websites of India is that a leading majority of websites are not following the laws of India and are in fact violating the same, informs Dalal. They may be prosecuted very soon as allowing them to work in an illicit manner would be counterproductive in years to come, says Dalal.

According to Perry4Law, till the time Indian Supreme Court or central government clarifies the legal position regarding online gaming and gambling in India, the online gaming/gambling stakeholders must comply with existing and applicable techno legal requirements of Indian laws.

Shilpa Bhagat : Mrs World 2013 and Poker Player

Crowned the Mrs. India last year, Shilpa Bhagat has been playing poker for the past three years recreationally. She made it to the final table in Event 6 of Asia Championship of Poker (ACOP) in Macau.

She started playing 3 years ago when one of her friend visited India and throw a party which included Poker. Started for fun, she later liked the connection of mathematics with Poker and because of that only; she started playing more in home game and in small tournaments in Goa and Las Vegas.

She went to Macau to support and cheer Kunal Patni with her husband, but seeing Ladies Championship, her husband made her join the tournament. She says the experience she gained from there is no less than a dream and it has also given her more confidence on her aptitude for tournament poker. She also promises that we will be seeing her more in major poker tournaments and events.



She runs 2 NGO’s, one for the cancer and terminally ill kids and other which aids education and underprivileged. On her spare time, she might be either working for these NGO’s or will be taking care of her 5 year old twins, one of which is a great chess player. Making the kid practice chess makes her busy, although she finds some time to practice poker herself. 

Top 5 Ladies of Indian Poker

Poker is known to be a man’s game but that doesn’t keep these 5 ladies away. They can actually beat the best men in the poker world. So, here are the luckiest Indian ladies who have come to the mainstream Poker tournaments worldwide. 

Monisha Jain: Monisha Jain started her poker career in 2010 from a Facebook game. Later on she got invited in a Poker event by Casino Royale where she played her first live poker game and walked away with a profit. She has played in all the three poker casinos in Goa namely Deltin Royale, Casino Pride and Casino Carnival. She is also an avid player in PokerStars online poker website. 

Muskan Sethi: She began her Poker career in an early age of 12 years. She used to play card games with her family and friends during major festivals in India like Diwali from where she got more interested in Poker. Even though she doesn’t love to play online, she is a frequent player at Ceasar’s Palace where she finished fourth in a small live poker tournament.  She says she hasn’t achieved anything yet and still in a learning process.

Niharika Bindra: Niharika plays poker twice a week with her friends. She loves to play cash games because of the excitement it provides. She has been a winner in major poker events in Goa and also had cashed on PokerStars. She loves to play live poker rather than going online. She’s also a big fan of Phil Ivy and Tom Dwan because of the way they play.

Nikitha Luther: Nikitha has been playing poker for more than 4 years now. She knows the ups and downs of the poker player and is well aware to have that Poker face when she’s having a good/bad hand. She mostly plays in Delhi circuit with her friends. Her biggest achievement is winning a 5K satellite to get to the 100K main event. She ran deep in the 25k, finished 10^th (no cash) and went on to win the satellite for the 100k main event! She also prefers to play live cash game for the action it provides. 

Simrit Tiwana: Simrit plays poker two to three times a week. She prefers only cash games and candidly claims to be a bad tournament player, as she cannot spare the time for the practice and regimen it requires. Her favorite way to play, is deep stacked, long cash game of Texas Hold’em Poker, 6 to 8 handed. Simrit acknowledges her group to be a fun one, with players of all ages, including young experts, who she learns from.