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How SC order on Santiago Martin redraws ED-CBI probe playbook
2 weeks ago

How SC order on Santiago Martin redraws ED-CBI probe playbook

India Today  

In a landmark decision poised to redefine the boundaries of investigative authority and individual privacy in India, the Supreme Court has restrained the Enforcement Directorate from accessing and copying content from electronic devices seized during searches against Santiago Martin, widely known as the ‘lottery king’, his relatives and employees. However, the Supreme Court’s intervention has effectively barred the ED from …

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SC restricts ED from accessing digital devices seized from ‘lottery king’ Santiago Martin
2 weeks, 3 days ago

SC restricts ED from accessing digital devices seized from ‘lottery king’ Santiago Martin

Op India  

On Wednesday, 25th December, the Supreme Court restrained the Enforcement Directorate from using the digital devices seized during searches on “lottery king” Santiago Martin, his family, and employees. The SC however directed the ED saying that it had no authority to access the content from the digital devices seized during searches. On the basis of the charge sheets filed by …

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'Lottery king' Santiago Martin case: Supreme Court restrains ED from copying laptop, mobile data
2 weeks, 3 days ago

'Lottery king' Santiago Martin case: Supreme Court restrains ED from copying laptop, mobile data

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court has restrained the Enforcement Directorate from accessing or copying content from digital devices seized during searches on "lottery king" Santiago Martin, his family, and employees, The Indian Express reported. ED raids in November In November, the ED seized more than ₹12 crore of “unexplained” cash and frozen fixed deposits worth ₹6.42 crore during multi-state searches against Santiago …

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ED launches fresh raids on ’lottery king’ Santiago Martin following Madras HC nod; 20 locations searched in Chennai
1 month, 4 weeks ago

ED launches fresh raids on ’lottery king’ Santiago Martin following Madras HC nod; 20 locations searched in Chennai

Live Mint  

The Enforcement Directorate launched new searches on Thursday targeting Santiago Martin, the prominent Chennai-based businessman known as the ‘lottery king’. Madras High Court Clears Path for ED Investigation The renewed ED action follows a recent Madras High Court ruling that permitted the probe agency to continue its conduct searches and investigate Santiago Martin. Santiago Martin ‘Lottery King’ Background of Alleged …

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Lottery scams and money laundering: ED conducts raids in multiple places across Sikkim, Bengal and Tamil Nadu in Santiago Martin case
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Lottery scams and money laundering: ED conducts raids in multiple places across Sikkim, Bengal and Tamil Nadu in Santiago Martin case

Op India  

The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday conducted pan-India searches at multiple locations in West Bengal, Sikkim, and Tamil Nadu in connection with financial fraud of lottery and the corruption case involving money laundering through lottery tickets to certain influential people. The agency is probing a lottery scam case registered in 2012 against lottery baron Santiago Martin and others, in which the …

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Lottery scam: ED raids multiple places
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Lottery scam: ED raids multiple places

Deccan Chronicle  

The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday conducted pan-India searches at multiple locations in West Bengal, Sikkim, and Tamil Nadu in connection with financial fraud of lottery and the corruption case involving money laundering through lottery tickets to certain influential people.The raids have been underway since Thursday morning in at the premises of suspects in West Bengal's Kolkata, Sikkim, and Tamil Nadu's …

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West Bengal news: ED conducts searches over alleged lottery fraud and money laundering case; details here
1 month, 4 weeks ago

West Bengal news: ED conducts searches over alleged lottery fraud and money laundering case; details here

Live Mint  

The Enforcement Directorate on November 14 is conducting searches at multiple locations in West Bengal in connection with an alleged financial fraud of lottery and the corruption case involving money laundering through lottery tickets to certain influential people, as reported by news agecny ANI. financial fraud of lottery and the corruption case involving money laundering through lottery tickets to certain …

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Kolkata Police closed 2 cases against Future Gaming around the same time it donated to TMC
9 months, 1 week ago

Kolkata Police closed 2 cases against Future Gaming around the same time it donated to TMC

Op India  

In a shocking revelation, it has been reported that Kolkata Police had closed two cases against Future Gaming and Hotel Services, owned by scam-tainted Santiago Martin, around the same time when the company donated to Trinamool Congress via electoral bonds. An investigative report by ThePrint states that Kolkata Police closed two cases against Future Gaming, which runs the popular ‘Dear …

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Kapil Sibal lies before Karan Thapar of The Wire that Future Gaming has ‘quid pro quo’ ties to BJP, gets fact-checked
9 months, 1 week ago

Kapil Sibal lies before Karan Thapar of The Wire that Future Gaming has ‘quid pro quo’ ties to BJP, gets fact-checked

Op India  

With nothing left in the tank, the opposition parties and the leftist milieu are clinging to the issue of political donations via electoral bonds as a final straw to criticise the Narendra Modi-led BJP government as the 18th Lok Sabha election draws nearer. In an interview with the ultra-leftist news portal The Wire, Sibal went on to lie that the …

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Electoral bonds: How much did Santiago Martin, India's top donor, give to TMC?
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Electoral bonds: How much did Santiago Martin, India's top donor, give to TMC?

Firstpost  

Trinamool Congress got at least Rs 540 crore worth electoral bonds from ’lottery king’ Santiago Martin’s Future Gaming. He also donated to DMK, YSR Congress, BJP and Congress The TMC received Rs 1,610 crore through electoral bonds from 211 donors between 12 April, 2019 and 24 January, 2024. File image/PTI Santiago Martin, the biggest purchaser of the electoral bonds, donated …

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Electoral Bond full data | Future Gaming gave ₹542 crore to TMC, MEIL ₹548 crore to BJP
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Electoral Bond full data | Future Gaming gave ₹542 crore to TMC, MEIL ₹548 crore to BJP

The Hindu  

Hyderabad-based Megha Engineering and Infrastructures, Ltd. donated ₹584 crore to the BJP – the most by a donor for any single party. Its subsidiary Western UP Power Transmission Company, Ltd. donated ₹110 crore to the Indian National Congress, followed by ₹80 crore to the BJP, data released by the Election Commission on Thursday revealed. Lottery magnate Santiago Martin’s Future Gaming …

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Electoral bonds data: Future Gaming donated ₹150 crore to YSR Congress, ₹50 crore to BJP
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Electoral bonds data: Future Gaming donated ₹150 crore to YSR Congress, ₹50 crore to BJP

Live Mint  

An initial analysis of electoral bonds data provided by the State Bank of India shows that Future Gaming and Hotel Services PR—the biggest donner of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam also gave at least ₹150 crore to YS Jagan Mohan Reddy-led YSR Congress and ₹50 crore to the Bharatiya Janata Party, news agency PTI reported on Thursday. The electoral bonds data was …

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Propagandists target BJP over Electoral Bonds, ignore Opposition parties benefiting from same
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Propagandists target BJP over Electoral Bonds, ignore Opposition parties benefiting from same

Op India  

As the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections are approaching, the issue of political donations via electoral bonds has surged to the forefront. Days before the General Elections’ dates were announced, the Supreme Court directed the Election Commission of India to publish all the details of donors and political parties that received donations via electoral bonds. Furthermore, regional parties like DMK and …

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DMK got ₹509 crore in electoral bonds from Future Gaming and Hotel Services
9 months, 3 weeks ago

DMK got ₹509 crore in electoral bonds from Future Gaming and Hotel Services

The Hindu  

The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam received ₹656.5 crore in total through the electoral bond route, of which ₹509 crore was received from Santiago Martin’s Future Gaming and Hotel services, the largest donor to political parties in the country. Of the ₹1,368 crore worth of bonds purchased by Future Gaming and Hotel Services between April 12, 2019 and January 24, 2024, 37% …

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Long before electoral bonds made him famous, Santiago Martin was in the crosshairs of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala cops
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Long before electoral bonds made him famous, Santiago Martin was in the crosshairs of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala cops

Hindustan Times  

When All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam supremo J Jayalalithaa became Tamil Nadu chief minister for the second time in 2001, she was keen to pull the plug on the financial sources of her rival, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party that had implicated her in a number of corruption cases. How it began Back in 2001, Martin, not only operated the …

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DMK received ₹509 crore in Electoral Bonds from Santiago Martin's Future Gaming
9 months, 3 weeks ago

DMK received ₹509 crore in Electoral Bonds from Santiago Martin's Future Gaming

Op India  

The Election Commission on Sunday, 17th March, published another set of data related to Electoral Bonds. Earlier on 14th March the ECI had released two sets of data received from SBI, one giving details of purchasers of electoral bonds, and the other giving details of bonds encashed by political parties. And as per this data, DMK received ₹509 crore from …

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Electoral bonds: What is Future Gaming, biggest donor on the list?
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Electoral bonds: What is Future Gaming, biggest donor on the list?

Hindustan Times  

The electoral bonds data was published on the official website of the Election Commission of India on Thursday, March 14, and the list showed that a company named Future Gaming and Hotel Services PR was the firm that donated the most amount of money to political parties. Future Gaming founder Santiago Martin The electoral bonds data was provided to the …

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Future Gaming, largest electoral bonds donor, under agencies’ lens
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Future Gaming, largest electoral bonds donor, under agencies’ lens

Hindustan Times  

Future Gaming and Hotel Services Private Limited, the largest contributor to the electoral bonds scheme, has been under the radar of multiple agencies including the Central Bureau of Investigation, the Enforcement Directorate and the Income Tax department for years. Previously known as Martin Lottery Agencies Ltd, Future Gaming operated printing and selling lottery tickets in Tamil Nadu but later expanded …

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Labourer in Myanmar to India's 'Lottery King': Meet Santiago Martin, the Highest Electoral Bond Donor
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Labourer in Myanmar to India's 'Lottery King': Meet Santiago Martin, the Highest Electoral Bond Donor

News 18  

The Election Commission of India on Thursday published electoral bonds data on its official website, after receiving it from the SBI, days after it was directed by the Supreme Court. As per the data received, a company named Future Gaming and Hotel Services were spotted to be among the prominent buyers of the now-scrapped electoral bonds for making political donations. …

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Electoral bonds: Who is ‘Lottery King’ Santiago Martin, whose firm donated ₹1368 crore?
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Electoral bonds: Who is ‘Lottery King’ Santiago Martin, whose firm donated ₹1368 crore?

Hindustan Times  

The Election Commission on Thursday released the list of entities that purchased electoral bonds to make political donations, days after the State Bank of India furnished the details after the Supreme Court's rap. The highest amount of donations was made by a company named Future Gaming and Hotel Services Private Limited, which is run by Santiago Martin, commonly known as …

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ED attaches assets worth ₹409.92 crore in lottery scam
2 years, 9 months ago

ED attaches assets worth ₹409.92 crore in lottery scam

The Hindu  

The Enforcement Directorate has attached properties worth ₹409.92 crore in the case against Future Gaming & Hotel Services Private Limited and its various sub-distributors and area distributors for West Bengal. According to the ED, the company and its various sub-distributors/area-distributors illegally retained unsold lottery tickets and claimed top prizes on such tickets in the pre-Goods & Services Tax period up …

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Volvo Cars is Using Gaming Technology to Make Vehicles of the Future Safe, Here’s How
4 years, 1 month ago

Volvo Cars is Using Gaming Technology to Make Vehicles of the Future Safe, Here’s How

News 18  

Technological innovations have always been a part of the industry and just like every other industry, the automobile world is also rapidly advancing in contemporary times to make their cars more refined. In one such case, Volvo Cars – the premium carmaker – has taken the help of gaming technology to make new improvements in safety and autonomous driving technology. …

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‘The Future of Gaming’ highlights by PlayStation: PS5 design and specs, compatible games, partnerships and more
4 years, 6 months ago

‘The Future of Gaming’ highlights by PlayStation: PS5 design and specs, compatible games, partnerships and more

The Hindu  

In just one hour and fifteen minutes, PlayStation gave the gaming community the first official look at the PlayStation 5, and a first look at the games, many will be playing after PlayStation 5 launches this autumn/winter. Jim Ryan, President and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, shared, “It’s now just over a year that we began sharing technical details of …

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Fantasy Sports And Online Casinos - Are They Legal In India ?
4 years, 9 months ago

Fantasy Sports And Online Casinos - Are They Legal In India ?

Live Law  

Gambling, in general, is a controversial topic in India, and so are online casinos. Future Gaming Solutions, Ltd. was the first online gambling operator to receive a license by the Sikkim state government and to offer online lottery games. Back in the 1800s, the legislation prevented gambling, and according to The Public Gaming Act of 1867, it was illegal to …

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