Supreme Court upholds 28% GST levy on online gaming bets, says skill/ chance irrelevant if money staked - Bar and Bench

Published on:  27 May 2026, 3:50 pm The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld retrospective Goods and Services Tax (GST) demands against online gaming companies in a dispute over whether 28% GST could be levied on the full face value of bets placed through their platforms [ Directorate of Revenue Intelligence v. Gameskraft ]. A Bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and R Mahadevan held that such a GST l…