New Delhi, March 23 -- The Directorate General of Goods and Services Tax Intelligence (DGGI) has blocked 357 websites of illegal offshore online gaming firms and attached about 2,400 bank accounts. Around 700 offshore entities involved in the supply of online money gaming/betting/gambling are under DGGI's scanner.
According to the Ministry of Finance, so far, 357 websites/URLs of illegal/non-compliant offshore online money gaming entities have been blocked by the DGGI, in coordination with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY). Under GST law, 'Online Money Gaming', being actionable claim, is classified as a supply of 'Goods' and is subject to a 28 per cent tax. Entities operating are required to register under GST....