Online Betting Tamil Nadu

The Tamil Nadu government ordinance banning online gambling has been challenged in the Madras High Court and is scheduled to be heard on November 16. A petition filed by the All India Gaming Federation states rummy and poker are games of skill, and would not fall under the ambit of "betting and gambling". The state government had passed the ordinan...

The state of Karnataka, home to India's Silicon Valley, has proposed a ban on online games involving betting and wagering, sparking concerns that growing state regulations could hit the nascent but booming sector.

Online games like rummy and poker involving betting shall invite imprisonment up to two years or fine not exceeding Rs 10,000 or both, according to an amendment Bill introduced in the Tamil Nadu Assembly on Thursday seeking to replace an ordinance banning cyberspace gambling.

The ED has brought under its scanner the alleged fraud cases of instant loan sanction through mobile applications, reported recently from Telangana and Tamil Nadu, as part of its money-laundering probe in an online betting scam pegged at over Rs 1,100 crore, official sources said on Monday.

An ordinance to "ban online gaming" involving betting, has been promulgated by the Tamil Nadu government in the backdrop of suicides by gamers who allegedly lost money, and any violation would attract both fine and imprisonment, ranging up to two years.

Tamil Nadu has banned online gaming involving winning or losing real money, wagering and betting on the internet. An ordinance by the Governor said those found guilty will be fined Rs 5,000 and can be jailed for six months.

The Tamil Nadu government ordinance banning online gambling has been challenged in the Madras High Court and is scheduled to be heard on November 16. A petition filed by the All India Gaming Federation states rummy and poker are games of skill, and would not fall under the ambit of "betting and gambling". The state government had passed the ordinan...

The state of Karnataka, home to India's Silicon Valley, has proposed a ban on online games involving betting and wagering, sparking concerns that growing state regulations could hit the nascent but booming sector.

Online games like rummy and poker involving betting shall invite imprisonment up to two years or fine not exceeding Rs 10,000 or both, according to an amendment Bill introduced in the Tamil Nadu Assembly on Thursday seeking to replace an ordinance banning cyberspace gambling.

The ED has brought under its scanner the alleged fraud cases of instant loan sanction through mobile applications, reported recently from Telangana and Tamil Nadu, as part of its money-laundering probe in an online betting scam pegged at over Rs 1,100 crore, official sources said on Monday.

An ordinance to "ban online gaming" involving betting, has been promulgated by the Tamil Nadu government in the backdrop of suicides by gamers who allegedly lost money, and any violation would attract both fine and imprisonment, ranging up to two years.

Tamil Nadu has banned online gaming involving winning or losing real money, wagering and betting on the internet. An ordinance by the Governor said those found guilty will be fined Rs 5,000 and can be jailed for six months.