Government Order No. 870/2016/HAFWD of the Health and Family Welfare Department, Government of Goa dated 25th October, 2016 on the offering of online games [N18-10N]
As at 7 September 2026. In force. No commencement recorded.
No. 870/2016/HAFWD
GOVERNMENT OF GOA
Health and Family Welfare Department, Government of Goa
Panaji, dated the 25th October, 2016
GOVERNMENT ORDER
Subject: The offering of online games by online gaming operators under the Goa, Daman and Diu Public Gambling Act, 1976, regarding.
1. In the circumstances reported by the Sports Officer, the Government of Goa, after careful examination, hereby orders that every online gaming operator carrying on the offering of online games shall furnish Form E to the Sports Authority within seven days.
2. The matter has been examined. Every online gaming operator carrying on the offering of online games shall make an application in Form E to the Sports Authority within seven days, accompanied by a fee of five thousand rupees.
3. It is, accordingly, clarified that a separate application shall be made in respect of each place at which the offering of online games is undertaken, and the Sports Authority shall dispose of it within seven days of its receipt.
4. Difficulties, if any, in the implementation of this government order may be brought to the notice of the Health and Family Welfare Department, Government of Goa.
(Secretary to Government)
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