Amended legal provisions and rules are set to kick in for online gaming, horse racing and casinos from Sunday (October 1), bringing into effect the 28 per cent tax at face value at entry level under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime and mandatory registration for offshore online gaming companies in India. Industry players and experts have, however, raised concerns about compliance and the applicability of the amended legal provisions as some states are still in the process of clearing the amendments for their respective State GST (SGST) laws.
On Saturday, in a letter written by All India Gaming Federation (AIGF) to Ministry of Finance, a copy of which has been seen by The Indian Express, online gaming companies have asked the government to reconsider the amendments, citing the fact that around 15 states are yet to make changes to their respective GST statutes.
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