The chorus to ban online games involving cash has compelled the game developers to speed up their efforts in putting together a request to state governments to draft a law for such online games.
In November 2020, the state issued an ordinance to ban online gaming, wagering or betting in the cyber world. This ordinance was later enacted as an amendment of the Tamil Nadu Gaming Act 1930 and was called the Tamil Nadu Gaming and Police Laws (Amendment) Act 2021.
In fact, the AIADMK plans to hold state-wide protests against the DMK government for its failure in presenting the facts comprehensively in the matter.
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The amendment to the Tamil Nadu Gaming Act invited imprisonment up to two years or a fine not exceeding Rs 10,000 or both if found participating in online rummy, online poker, and fantasy sports for stakes.
All the lawyers part of the discussion, however, were unanimous with their opinion about the State not appealing the matter in the Supreme Court should the verdict go against it on Thursday.
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The counsels appearing on behalf of the petitioner rummy companies argued that the state government could not ban rummy, which was a game of skill through a mere notification under Section 14A of the Kerala Gaming Act, 1960, and that the ban on online rummy while allowing physical rummy was arbitrary in nature.
Rajasthan High Court (Jaipur Bench) division bench comprising of Chief Justice Indrajit Mahanty and Justice Ashok Kumar Gaur in its order has also ruled fantasy sports to be a game of skill, which was appealed to the Supreme Court by Mehrotra.
The Delhi High Court said that the concerned authority may take a call on the representation by adhering, to laws, rules, regulations, and government policies as applicable to the matter.
Federation of Indian Fantasy Sports (FIFS) submitted a reply in which it relies on the judgments of several courts to argue that online fantasy sports are skills activities that are different from gambling and have the protection provided for under Article 19(1) (g).
