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Indian government urged by the gaming industry to legalize sports betting in an effort to combat match-fixing.

The world's biggest poker company offers players a unique experience at the Casino Royale Cup in Goa from June 21-24.

Eight people arrested as Indian police bust gambling dens taking bets on cricket World Cup.

India considering legalizing sports betting, in view of recent cricket betting scandal.

International news brief: Casinos in Goa are facing closure as the government cracks down on underage gambling.

International news brief: Casino employees in Goa have called the Goa Public Gambling Act as "inadequate" to control, regulate and supervise the industry.

International news brief: Once a hot-spot for hippies, Goa's new found reputation as a gambling destination appears to be catching on fast.

International news brief: Garbage dumped by the offshore casino operators into the Mandovi river could serve as a serious health hazard.

News brief: Police in Goa are investigating a complaint filed against the operator of an onshore casino, accused of beating a customer and denying him his winnings.

International news brief: Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat Wednesday says state’s casino policy will be reviewed in relation to offshore gambling licences for ships.

WPT Enterprises, Inc. and ZEE Entertainment Enterprises Limited announced that the World Poker Tour television series will air on Zee Sports, India’s first private sports channel, this September.

International News Brief: The Goa government is all set to permit four more off shore casinos with ships already anchored in the Panaji port.

International News Brief: Goa’s Mandovi river is soon to be home to what is possibly the largest floating casino in India.

International News Brief: Giving in to political opposition to offshore casinos in Goa, the state government has doubled the entertainment tax levied from the gambling dens to ten per cent.

International News Brief: An offshore casino with ‘no-limits’ tables, touted as the biggest in South Asia, will open in Goa next month.

The India Poker Tour will take place in Autumn 2008 and comprises four fabulous tournaments that will attract some of India’s and the world’s best players to do battle for their share of an expected $1 million.

International News Brief: The Goa state government has permitted managements of five-star hotels to operate casinos.

International News Brief: The coastline of Goa is poised to get a flotilla of floating casinos that will operate off shore in order to get around federal laws restricting such enterprises on the land.

Casino City has confirmed that seven compensation claims have been filed against the U.S. in its ongoing WTO online gambling case with Antigua and Barbuda.