Online gaming law amended to counter a pressing social evil, Karnataka tells HC

The Karnataka government on Wednesday submitted to the Karnataka High Court that the recent amendments to ban betting and wagering in online games were aimed at saving the youth from becoming addicts and their families from falling into deep debts.

The gaming platforms, the government said, were causing addiction among the youth and even led some of them into suicide.

The government explained its stand in a detailed statement of objections, countering the arguments raised in a batch of writ petitions.