(a) the details of the latest circular/notification related to regulation of lotteries;
(b) the details of the States that have legalised lottery games;
(c) the list of names of lottery game operators, State-wise;
(d) the details of revenue collected through lottery during each of the last four years, State-wise; and
(e) the details of inquiries pending against lottery game operators?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
(SHRI HANSRAJ GANGARAM AHIR)
(a) Directions dated 18.07.2018 have been issued under Section 10 of the Lotteries (Regulation) Act, 1998 to the lottery organizing State Governments to have their software/hardware used for online lottery certified by the Standardization, Testing and Quality Certification Directorate (STQC) under Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology.
(b) 09 States, viz. Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Kerala, Maharashtra, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, West Bengal & Punjab and one region, viz., Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) in Assam are running lotteries.
(c) No such information is maintained at Central level.
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(d) State wise details of the revenue collection from lottery are not maintained.
(e) State Governments of the lottery Organizing State are required to ensure that the persons/firms involved in selling/distribution/printing of lotteries do not violate provisions of the Lotteries (Regulation) Act, 1998 and the Lotteries (Regulation) Rules, 2010.
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