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Highlights: Madras HC's Judgment on TN's Online 'Gambling' Ban

Last month, the Madras High Court once again struck down the Tamil Nadu government's attempts to ban online skill games (non-gambling games) under a larger ban on online gambling. Chief Justice Sanjay V. Gangpurwala and Justice P.D. Audikesavalu held that the state government had the power to regulate skill games, and banning them exceeded its…

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tamil nadu: Tamil Nadu governor gives assent to bill banning online gambling

Governor RN Ravi on Monday approved a long-pending Bill to ban online gambling, which includes online rummy and poker with stakes in the State. The legislation, called the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Online Gambling and Regulation of Online Games Bill, also seeks to regulate online gaming including fantasy sports which may now need vetting by a…

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E-Gaming Federation announces to challenge Tamil Nadu regulation to ban online gaming

E-gaming Federation will challenge a regulation issued by the Tamil Nadu government to ban online gaming as it categorizes rummy and poker as games of chance, the industry association said on Wednesday. E-gaming Federation (EGF), whose members include Games24x7, MPL and Junglee Games, cited a Supreme Court ruling that, according to the industry…

Industry ・ 02 February 2023

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E-Gaming representatives meet Governor on Bill to ban online gambling

At a time when the State government and political parties have been urging Governor R.N. Ravi to grant his assent to a Bill to ban online gambling and regulate online games, it has emerged that representatives of the E-Gaming Federation met Mr. Ravi at the Raj Bhavan on December 5 to share their views on the proposed legislation. A source from the…

Law ・ 13 December 2022

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TN online gambling ban: Governor holds meeting with E-gaming industry representatives

The meeting comes against the backdrop of the Bill seeking to ban online gambling and regulating online games waiting for assent from Governor RN Ravi. Even as the Tamil Nadu government awaits Governor RN Ravi to assent to the Bill banning online gambling and regulating online games, representatives of the E-Gaming Federation (EGF) met him at…

Industry ・ 07 December 2022

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Why online casinos, gambling, and betting are being banned in TN

The real-money gaming industry in India has been in the news over the past few months. The sector was brought into the limelight recently after the Tamil Nadu Cabinet, on September 26, approved an ordinance banning all forms of online skill games within the state. On October 8, the State Governor, RN Ravi, signed and approved the ordinance. On…

Law ・ 01 December 2022

The Quint

What Does India's Law Say About Online Gaming and Online Gambling?

On 16 November, the Madras High Court withdrew a batch of petitions challenging a Tamil Nadu state ordinance that bans online gaming and online gambling, after the state government said that the ordinance had not come into effect yet. Even as this happens, a central government-appointed task force has recommended a new nationwide legislation to…

Industry ・ 17 November 2022

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Online Games: How to protect people without harming the industry

Why are some state governments banning online games? The state governments, especially in the South, in their intent to protect consumers from falling into a debt trap, banned the entire bouquet of online games, including games of skill and all online games in the ambit of betting and gambling. In 2017, Telangana promulgated a ban on online…

Industry ・ 26 October 2022

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Tamil Nadu Banned Online Gambling, EGF to Challenge Law

India's tenth-largest state, Tamil Nadu, introduced a law banning online gambling this week, following advice from a committee headed by a retired High Court Justice but the bill will likely be challenged by the E-gaming Federation (EGF). The Tamil Nadu Assembly passed a bill on Wednesday to ban online gambling in the state and replace an Ordinance…

Law ・ 22 October 2022

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Tamil Nadu Assembly passes Bill banning online gambling

The Tamil Nadu Assembly, on Wednesday, passed a Bill to ban online gambling and regulate online games in the state, based on recommendations by a committee headed by Justice (retired) K Chandru. The Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Online Gambling and Regulation of Online Games Bill, 2022, replaces an ordinance approved by the state cabinet on September…

Rummy Games ・ 19 October 2022

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Tamil Nadu Moves Towards Banning Online Games of Chance and Gambling

The state of Tamil Nadu has now banned online games of chance or gambling. Other online games will also be regulated. The ordinance was signed by Governor RN Ravi on October 1st and when the ban will take effect will be announced in the coming days. Online gaming has been gaining so much following not only in Tamil Nadu but the whole of India.…

Rummy Games ・ 19 October 2022

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India: Tamil Nadu passes bill to ban online gambling and regulate online gaming

India's state of Tamil Nadu has passed a bill to ban online games of chance or gambling. The bill was introduced byTamil Nadu Law Minister Sevugan Regupathy in the state assembly on Wednesday. As per local media reports, the bill has been introduced for banning online gambling platforms, including rummy and poker. The state is set to announce in…

Law ・ 19 October 2022

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Tamil Nadu gambling law: Online rummy, poker firms block users from playing real money games

October 10, 2022 / 04:52 PM IST Online rummy and poker platforms such as Adda52, RummyCircle, Junglee Rummy, and PokerBaazi have started blocking access to people in Tamil Nadu after the state governor approved an ordinance on October 10 to ban online gambling. Puneet Singh, co-founder and COO of Baazi Games, which runs the online poker platform…

Rummy Games ・ 10 October 2022

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Online gaming industry prepares court challenge against TN gambling ordinance

The online gaming industry is planning to challenge the Tamil Nadu ordinance that seeks to ban online gambling and regulate online gaming in the state. The ordinance was passed by the state government on Monday, October 3. Stakeholders and lawyers with knowledge of developments said that the ordinance "goes against many years of established court…

Industry ・ 11 October 2022

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TN governor approves ordinance banning online gambling in state

Tamil Nadu governor RN Ravi on Friday gave his assent to an ordinance to ban online gambling and regulate online gaming in the state. Following his assent, the Tamil Nadu prohibition of online gambling and regulation of online games ordinance, 2022 came into effect. The prohibitions include online gambling, playing online games of chance (namely…

Politics ・ 07 October 2022

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Tamil Nadu Approves Ordinance To Ban Online Gambling In The State

The Tamil Nadu Cabinet on Monday approved an ordinance to ban online games with stakes in the state. The ordinance will be put into effect after the approval of the governor, a government statement said. This move comes at a time when the Tamil Nadu government has filed a petition challenging the Madras High Court's judgement that had struck down a…

Law ・ 26 September 2022

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Tamil Nadu Cabinet approves ordinance to ban online gambling in state. Read here

The Tamil Nadu Cabinet on Monday approved an ordinance to ban online gaming int he state. On getting the Tamil Nadu governor's approval the ordinance would be promulgated in the state. The development comes after the Supreme Court of India had issued notice on 10 September on a petition filed by the Tamil Nadu government challenging the Madras High…

Law ・ 26 September 2022

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Online gambling ban: Karnataka govt approaches Supreme Court against HC judgement

The Karnataka government on March 29 moved the Supreme Court challenging the Karnataka High Court judgement that recently struck down the contentious provisions of the state's online gambling law. It has filed a special leave petition, contending that the regulatory amendments were needed against online gambling to maintain public order as…

Law ・ 30 March 2022

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All India Gaming Federation are in conflict with Tamil Nadu over gambling debacle

India is at a crossroads when it comes to online skill gaming throughout the country. And the result of an ongoing appeal by the state of Tamil Nadu to the Indian Supreme Court, could change the gambling landscape in India forever. The All India Gaming Federation (AIFG) and several major gaming platforms have banded together to implore restrictive…

Law ・ 10 March 2022

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Karnataka online gambling ban struck down on constitutional grounds

The Karnataka Police (Amendment) Act 2021 which banned online gaming (with stakes) and betting in the state, has been struck down by the Karnataka High Court (HC) as unconstitutional, according to a LiveLaw report. The verdict was pronounced by a division bench of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice Krishna S Dixit. The bench clarified that…

Law ・ 14 February 2022

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Karnataka HC strikes down state's online gambling law as unconstitutional

February 14, 2022 / 11:32 AM IST The Karnataka High Court, on February 14, struck down the state's recent online gambling law as unconstitutional, providing a major relief to the skill-based gaming firms that had shut down operations in the state. This judgement will likely pave the way for fantasy sports and gaming fifirms such as Dream11, Mobile…

Law ・ 14 February 2022

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Karnataka HC Concludes Hearing, Reserves Judgement In Online Gambling Ban Case

December 22, 2021 / 08:43 PM IST The Karnataka High Court has reserved its judgement after concluding the hearings from a series of petitioners that included industry associations, gaming companies and individuals who had challenged the constitutional validity of the state's new online gambling law that came into effect on October 5. Skill gaming…

Sports ・ 23 December 2021

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Tamil Nadu ‘excessive’ online gambling law struck down-what does it mean for India’s gaming industry?

The Tamil Nadu government's recently enacted law that bans online betting games like rummy and poker has been declared as invalid. A few weeks ago, the Madras High Court struck down the Tamil Nadu Gaming and Police Laws (Amendment) Act, 2021, on grounds that it does not follow the national Public Gaming Act, 1867. The first bench of Chief Justice…

Law ・ 25 August 2021