Feature
WMA’s National Executive Meeting to be held on 9th January in Delhi, senior journalists will be included
The first executive meeting of the only registered organization of the web media ”Web Media Association” will be held on January 9, 2019, in New Delhi, in which selected journalists from across the country will deciding on the upcoming strategy for web media .
The secretary of the institution and senior journalist of Lucknow Shri Chandrasena Verma said that in February, there will be a grand meeting held in the presence of journalists from all over the country in which many top figures of the country will also be coming to support the country’s first Web media association . Apart from this, on January 9 there will be a meet held in Delhi in which we will be discussing at several important points regarding the same in presence of several journalists from across the country.
National President of Web Media Association and senior journalist of Dehradun Chandra Shekhar Joshi said that in a very short time, the national executive was constituted with senior journalists from across the country and made in charge of many states In this way, the state executive is expanding in many states, apart from the Hindi-speaking states it is also expanding in the the South India . The time is changing and the web media is becoming popular day by day .In the coming Lok Sabha elections, this organization will play an important role in the country.
Shri Navneet Kumar Agrawal, National Vice President and in-charge of NCR in the same organization said that the meeting of the organization in February will leave its mark throughout the country.
National General Secretary of the organization Dr. Mohd Kamran said that this is the first organization of internet web journalists which is being taken in the hands of the entire country, in which states, there is a web media policy, now we will try that the web media journalists also get recognized there as well. And in the states where there is no web media policy, the work will be done for the formation of the policy.
Officials have started reaching Delhi to attend the National Executive on 9th January,National Chancellor of the organization Shri Chandrashekhar, National President Chandrashekhar Joshi, National Vice President of the Society Mr. Mahavir Jain – Senior Journalist Chandigarh, National Vice President Mr. Navneet Kumar, National Vice President Mr. Indresh Rastogi, National Vice President Mr. Harish Tanka (Gujarat), National General Secretary of the Institute Dr. Mo Kamran,Dr. Pramod Kaushik from Haryana, senior journalist from Punjab Mr. Amandeep Mehra, National Treasurer and Convenor Uttarakhand Shri Arun Yadav and others have left for Delhi to attend the meet .
The State Scores Extra High on Gaming-Friendly Industry Index
Meghalaya scored 92.85 out of 100 possible points in a Gaming Industry Index and proved to be India’s most gaming-friendly state following its recent profound legislation changes over the field allowing land-based and online gaming, including games of chance, under a licensing regime.
The index by the UK India Business Council (UKIBC) uses a scale of 0 to 100 to measure the level of legalisation on gambling and betting achieved by a state based on the scores over a set of seven different games – lottery, horse racing, betting on sports, poker, rummy, casino and fantasy sports
Starting from February last year, Meghalaya became the third state in India’s northeast to legalise gambling and betting after Sikkim and Nagaland. After consultations with the UKIBC, the state proceeded with the adoption of the Meghalaya Regulation of Gaming Act, 2021 and the nullification of the Meghalaya Prevention of Gambling Act, 1970. Subsequently in December, the Meghalaya Regulation of Gaming Rules, 2021 were notified and came into force.
All for the Tourists
The move to legalise and license various forms of offline and online betting and gambling in Meghalaya is aimed at boosting tourism and creating jobs, and altogether raising taxation revenues for the northeastern state. At the same time, the opportunities to bet and gamble legally will be reserved only for tourists and visitors.
“We came out with a Gaming Act and subsequently framed the Regulation of Gaming Rules, 2021. The government will accordingly issue licenses to operate games of skill and chance, both online and offline,” said James P. K. Sangma, Meghalaya State Law and Taxation Minister speaking in the capital city of Shillong. “But the legalized gambling and gaming will only be for tourists and not residents of Meghalaya,” he continued.
To be allowed to play, tourists and people visiting the state for work or business purposes will have to prove their non-resident status by presenting appropriate documents, in a process similar to a bank KYC (Know Your Customer) procedure.
Meghalaya Reaches Out to a Vast Market
With 140 millions of people in India estimated to bet regularly on sports, and a total of 370 million desi bettors around prominent sporting events, as per data from one of the latest reports by Esse N Videri, Meghalaya is set to reach out and take a piece of a vast market.
Estimates on the financial value of India’s sports betting market, combined across all types of offline channels and online sports and cricket predictions and betting platforms, speak about amounts between $130 and $150 billion (roughly between ₹9.7 and ₹11.5 lakh crore).
Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Delhi are shown to deliver the highest number of bettors and Meghalaya can count on substantial tourists flow from their betting circles. The sports betting communities of Karnataka, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana are also not to be underestimated.
Among the sports, cricket is most popular, registering 68 percent of the total bet count analyzed by Esse N Videri. Football takes second position with 11 percent of the bets, followed by betting on FIFA at 7 percent and on eCricket at 5 percent. The last position in the Top 5 of popular sports for betting in India is taken by tennis with 3 percent of the bet count.
Local Citizens will Still have Their Teer Betting
Meghalaya residents will still be permitted to participate in teer betting over arrow-shooting results. Teer is a traditional method of gambling, somewhat similar to a lottery draw, and held under the rules of the Meghalaya Regulation of the Game of Arrow Shooting and the Sale of Teer Tickets Act, 2018.
Teer includes bettors wagering on the number of arrows that reach the target which is placed about 50 meters away from a team of 20 archers positioned in a semicircle.
The archers shoot volleys of arrows at the target for ten minutes, and players place their bets choosing a number between 0 and 99 trying to guess the last two digits of the number of arrows that successfully pierce the target.
If, for example, the number of hits is 256, anyone who has bet on 56 wins an amount eight times bigger than their wager.
Foodman Vishal Singh Honored for Hunger Free World Mission in Bangkok
Dr. Abhishek Verma Dedicates a Shelter in Memory of His Mother, Veena Verma, at KGMU; Inaugurated by Daughter Nicolle Verma
Cheers and Cheers: Barzilla’s Joyful Ode to Inclusivity and Celebration
Casino Days Reveal Internal Data on Most Popular Smartphones
Meghalaya Reserves Legalized Gambling and Sports Betting for Tourists
IPL 20202 UPDATE: KXIP vs MI IPL Dream11 Team Prediction for Today Match, Update Point Table of all Team.
In a Live debate AAP leader Syed Asad Abbas hurls abuses to BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma.
‘India’s Most Wanted’ trailer out Arjun Kapoor on hunt of Osama-Bin-Laden
Time to move on: Sonakshi on Shatrughan’s joining Congress
