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Man Loses Mother's Cancer Treatment Fund In Online Game, Dies By Suicide
A 26-year-old youth, who lost his mother's cancer treatment fund on online rummy game, tragically ended his life.
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"Games Of Skill": Madras High Court Lifts Ban On Online Rummy, Poker
The Madras High Court on Thursday declined to declare the entire Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Online Gambling and Regulation of Online Games Act, 2022, as ultra vires the Constitution and held Rummy and Poker are 'games of skill.'
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Tamil Nadu Governor Clears Online Gaming Bill Hours After MK Stalin's Assembly Offensive
Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi signed off on a proposed law to ban online gambling and to regulate internet games today, shortly after the MK Stalin government called him out for not clearing the bill nearly six months.
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DMK Slams Tamil Nadu Governor For Returning Bill Banning Online Gaming
The ruling party in its mouthpiece again raised concerns regarding the online gambling and said that the influence of it are leading to number of suicides in the State.
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Tamil Nadu Cabinet Decides To Pass Bill Banning Online Gaming Again
The Governor had returned the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Online Gambling and Regulation of Online Games, Bill, stating that it lacked legislative competence.
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Tamil Nadu Governor Returns Bill On Online Gaming
The assembly had passed the bill in October, after around 20 people died by suicide following losses in online gambling. "Now 44 people have died in the state," said a government official.
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Tamil Nadu Online Gambling Ban Bill: Law Minister Meets Governor, Clarifies
Clarifying the difference between online and offline versions of these games, he said, "Online games can be programmed a certain way and money of ordinary people could be looted.
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Online Gambling Ban: Tamil Nadu Ordinance Challenged in Madras High Court
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...
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E-Gaming Federation To Challenge Tamil Nadu's Ban On Online Gaming
E-gaming Federation will challenge an ordinance issued by the Tamil Nadu government to ban online gaming as it categorises rummy and poker as games of chance, the industry body said on Wednesday.
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E-Gaming Federation Announces to Challenge Tamil Nadu's Ordinance to Ban Online Gaming
E-gaming Federation will challenge an ordinance issued by the Tamil Nadu government to ban online gaming as it categorises rummy and poker as games of chance, the industry body said on Wednesday. E-gaming Federation (EGF), whose members include Games24x7, MPL, and Junglee Games, cited Supreme Court order which, according to the industry body, has...
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Tamil Nadu Government To Crack Down On Online Gambling
The Tamil Nadu Cabinet, led by Chief Minister MK Stalin, today gave its approval to introducing an ordinance to control online gaming in the state
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EPWA Asks Tamil Nadu Government to Recognise Skill-Based Games as Distinct Sport: Details
The EPWA, an Indian esports athletes' body, said on Friday that it had approached the government of Tamil Nadu to provide safe harbour for professional players, to recognise skill games as a distinct sport, and not club it along with gambling. Tamil Nadu has set up a committee under the chairmanship of retired Justice K Chandru for advising on enac...
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Online Games That Involve Betting, Wagering Could Be Banned by Karnataka; Worrying Booming Industry
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.
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"Disproportionate": Court Strikes Down Ban On Online Gaming With Stakes
The Madras High Court today struck down a recent amendment made to the Tamil Nadu Gaming Act, passed in 1930, which imposed a ban on online gaming of rummy and poker with stakes.
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2 Year Imprisonment, Fine For Online Gambling In Tamil Nadu
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.
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Man Loses Mother's Cancer Treatment Fund In Online Game, Dies By Suicide
A 26-year-old youth, who lost his mother's cancer treatment fund on online rummy game, tragically ended his life.
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"Games Of Skill": Madras High Court Lifts Ban On Online Rummy, Poker
The Madras High Court on Thursday declined to declare the entire Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Online Gambling and Regulation of Online Games Act, 2022, as ultra vires the Constitution and held Rummy and Poker are 'games of skill.'
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Tamil Nadu Governor Clears Online Gaming Bill Hours After MK Stalin's Assembly Offensive
Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi signed off on a proposed law to ban online gambling and to regulate internet games today, shortly after the MK Stalin government called him out for not clearing the bill nearly six months.
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DMK Slams Tamil Nadu Governor For Returning Bill Banning Online Gaming
The ruling party in its mouthpiece again raised concerns regarding the online gambling and said that the influence of it are leading to number of suicides in the State.
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Tamil Nadu Cabinet Decides To Pass Bill Banning Online Gaming Again
The Governor had returned the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Online Gambling and Regulation of Online Games, Bill, stating that it lacked legislative competence.
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Tamil Nadu Governor Returns Bill On Online Gaming
The assembly had passed the bill in October, after around 20 people died by suicide following losses in online gambling. "Now 44 people have died in the state," said a government official.
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Tamil Nadu Online Gambling Ban Bill: Law Minister Meets Governor, Clarifies
Clarifying the difference between online and offline versions of these games, he said, "Online games can be programmed a certain way and money of ordinary people could be looted.
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Online Gambling Ban: Tamil Nadu Ordinance Challenged in Madras High Court
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...
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E-Gaming Federation To Challenge Tamil Nadu's Ban On Online Gaming
E-gaming Federation will challenge an ordinance issued by the Tamil Nadu government to ban online gaming as it categorises rummy and poker as games of chance, the industry body said on Wednesday.
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E-Gaming Federation Announces to Challenge Tamil Nadu's Ordinance to Ban Online Gaming
E-gaming Federation will challenge an ordinance issued by the Tamil Nadu government to ban online gaming as it categorises rummy and poker as games of chance, the industry body said on Wednesday. E-gaming Federation (EGF), whose members include Games24x7, MPL, and Junglee Games, cited Supreme Court order which, according to the industry body, has...
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Tamil Nadu Government To Crack Down On Online Gambling
The Tamil Nadu Cabinet, led by Chief Minister MK Stalin, today gave its approval to introducing an ordinance to control online gaming in the state
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EPWA Asks Tamil Nadu Government to Recognise Skill-Based Games as Distinct Sport: Details
The EPWA, an Indian esports athletes' body, said on Friday that it had approached the government of Tamil Nadu to provide safe harbour for professional players, to recognise skill games as a distinct sport, and not club it along with gambling. Tamil Nadu has set up a committee under the chairmanship of retired Justice K Chandru for advising on enac...
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Online Games That Involve Betting, Wagering Could Be Banned by Karnataka; Worrying Booming Industry
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.
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"Disproportionate": Court Strikes Down Ban On Online Gaming With Stakes
The Madras High Court today struck down a recent amendment made to the Tamil Nadu Gaming Act, passed in 1930, which imposed a ban on online gaming of rummy and poker with stakes.
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2 Year Imprisonment, Fine For Online Gambling In Tamil Nadu
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.
