HC: Dream11's 'online fantasy games' not ‘betting’; GST-authorities to adjudicate on ‘classification'

Rajasthan HC dismisses a PIL alleging that the online fantasy sports games being offered on Dream 11 platform are betting/gambling, and that Dream 11 was wrongly classifying its virtual online game under the wrong entry, to evade GST, however, leaves it for GST authorities to decide on the issue of classification; Relies heavily on Bombay HC judgment in Gurdeep Singh Sachar affirming the view that online fantasy cricket of Dream 11 is a game of mere skill, as distinguished fr...