The rollout of the 28 per cent GST levy on the full face value of bets under online money gaming from October 1 coincides with a clash of contrasting perspectives, with the industry arguing it can only be applied prospectively and the government maintaining it is only a “clarificatory” law that has been applicable since 2017. All eyes are on the Supreme Court when it hears the Center’s appeal against the Karnataka High Court judgement quashing GamesKraft’s ₹21,000 crore GST notice. Almost all players in the gaming industry...