Plan to amend lottery rules was junked after lobbying by companies

Following reports of irregularities flagged by Comptroller and Audit General (CAG), Union home ministry had proposed to amend the Lotteries Regulation Act, 1998, seven years ago and revise the Lotteries Regulation Rules, 2010, but held back after several petitions by big market players including lottery king Santiago Martin’s Future Gaming and Hotel Services. Future Gaming … Read more

BJP Got Rs 6,986.5 Crore Through Electoral Bonds; Future Gaming Top Donor for DMK

Top purchaser of electoral bonds Future Gaming and Hotel Services donated Rs 509 crore to Tamil Nadu’s ruling party DMK through the now-scrapped payment mode, the Election Commission’s (EC) data showed on Sunday. The donations given by Future Gaming, whose owner, ”lottery king” Santiago Martin, has been under the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) scanner, accounted for … Read more

electoral bonds: Electoral bonds: DMK lists Future Gaming, Megha Engg as top donors

New Delhi: Future Gaming and Hotel Services donated Rs 509 crore to the DMK through electoral bonds since 2019-20, with Megha Engineering & Infrastructures contributing another Rs 40 crore to Tamil Nadu’s ruling party, showed data released by the Election Commission of India on Sunday. The latest information is based on disclosures of donors’ names … Read more