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Supreme Court upholds 28 per cent GST on online gaming, calls it betting and gambling
Updated On: 27 May, 2026 06:47 PM IST | New Delhi | PTI
The Supreme Court upheld the retrospective 28 per cent GST levy on online gaming companies, ruling that fantasy sports and games involving stakes qualify as betting and gambling under the GST framework. The court also validated state bans on stake-based online games like rummy and poker
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the government's retrospective levy of 28 per cent GST on online gaming companies and observed that such imposition was constitutionally valid.
A bench comprising Justices J B Pardiwala and R Mahadevan said online gaming platforms are not mere intermediaries but are to be treated as suppliers amenable to the Goods and Service Tax (GST) regime on levies and taxes.
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