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[–] demonsword 21 points 1 year ago

India deals blow to online ~~gaming~~ gambling industry with 28% tax

[–] Candelestine 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ooh. I like that. We should do that too. Just the microtransaction-based ones, not all online games. Decent subscription-based games should be exempt.

And I say that as someone that wishes he could be a Supercell fan. Used to be a huge one.

[–] ashiwz 31 points 1 year ago (1 children)

To be clear, this ruling seems to be online gaming as in gambling, not video games

[–] Candelestine 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ah, well, that's not bad either. Frankly they should just expand it though. It's not like gatcha games aren't a sort of gambling enterprise.

[–] Beliriel 5 points 1 year ago

This is frankly fantastic news. You just need to classify gacha as gambling and you're done. This is probably way easier than to legally define what a gacha game is.

[–] NeoAgostosTheos 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Did not expect India to be the one to push back on the predatory behavior of micro transactions. Having lived in India for a long time, I’m not sure how much of it is greed but still a positive outcome I guess!

[–] TurboDiesel 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

From what I read, the tax is on online gaming as in gambling, apps, not gacha-style microtransactions. Still a good thing though.

[–] Danatronic 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] NeoAgostosTheos 4 points 1 year ago

I think the comment implies it might not be for traditional gaming but rather mainstream gambling and apps like candy crush? Feel free to correct me if I’m wrong.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Modi is least bothered by financially predatory behaviour, his govt is desperately trying to raise funds.

[–] Charliechonch 7 points 1 year ago (3 children)

But where else are they supposed to spend all that hard-earned money from scamming senior citizens

[–] startlefrenzy 4 points 1 year ago

I hope you know the small population of people doing this are considered scum by the rest of India and even if you meant it as a joke it sucks to categorize a country filled with many kinds of people as scammers.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

These days? Buying tomatoes which have become super-expensive in India (prices are almost 10x the usual). Fuel (petrol, diesel, and cooking gas) are also very expensive. India is facing runaway inflation coupled with high unemployment.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

These scammer jokes are getting old how about you be more creative with your racism?

[–] Charliechonch 1 points 1 year ago

To be fair I would say worse things about prosperity gospel preachers

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