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What\u00a0should\u00a0the\u00a0GST\u00a0rate\u00a0on\u00a0online\u00a0games\u00a0be?\u00a0Should\u00a0it\u00a0be\u00a0charged\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0full\u00a0bet\u00a0amount,\u00a0or\u00a0only\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0platform\u2019s\u00a0margin?<\/p>\n

Rate\u00a0Differentiation\u00a0Leads\u00a0to\u00a0Problems,\u00a0Sources\u00a0Say<\/strong><\/p>\n

GST\u00a0levy\u00a0on\u00a0online\u00a0games\u00a0may\u00a0end\u00a0up\u00a0with\u00a0a\u00a0uniform\u00a0rate,\u00a0possibly\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0highest\u00a028\u00a0per\u00a0cent\u00a0slab\u00a0reserved\u00a0for\u00a0luxurygoods,\u00a0according\u00a0to\u00a0anonymous\u00a0sources\u00a0quoted\u00a0by\u00a0the Hindustan\u00a0Times, who\u00a0are\u00a0knowledgeable about\u00a0discussions\u00a0going\u00a0on\u00a0in\u00a0government\u00a0circles.<\/p>\n

There\u00a0are\u00a0no\u00a0established\u00a0methods\u00a0or\u00a0fixed\u00a0tests\u00a0to\u00a0differentiate\u00a0between\u00a0games\u00a0of\u00a0skill\u00a0and\u00a0games\u00a0of\u00a0chance,\u00a0as\u00a0the\u00a0sources\u00a0state,\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0two\u00a0categories\u00a0often\u00a0overlap.\u00a0\u201cFor\u00a0example,rummy\u00a0is\u00a0a\u00a0game\u00a0of\u00a0skill,\u00a0but\u00a0distribution\u00a0of\u00a0cards\u00a0to\u00a0players\u00a0is\u00a0nothing\u00a0but\u00a0chance,\u201d\u00a0explains\u00a0one\u00a0of\u00a0them.\u00a0Differentiated\u00a0rates\u00a0of\u00a018\u00a0per\u00a0cent\u00a0and\u00a028\u00a0per\u00a0cent\u00a0for\u00a0games\u00a0of\u00a0skill\u00a0and\u00a0of\u00a0chance\u00a0respectively\u00a0expose\u00a0the\u00a0system\u00a0to\u00a0misuse\u00a0and\u00a0corruption\u00a0risks\u00a0and\u00a0end\u00a0up\u00a0creating\u00a0a\u00a0lot\u00a0of\u00a0work\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0court\u00a0system.<\/p>\n

Ministerial\u00a0Panel\u00a0is\u00a0Looking\u00a0into\u00a0Issue<\/strong><\/p>\n

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