Only online gambling banned, clarifies Tamil Nadu government

The Tamil Nadu government on Friday said no complete ban on online games has been proposed but only online gambling has been proscribed in the state, and sought Governor R N Ravi’s assent to the Bill to prohibit online gambling and regulate online games in the state.

As per the doctrine of proportionality, no total ban has been proposed, state Law Minister S Raghupathy said. “Games are not completely banned. They have been differentiated as game of chance and game of skill and only online gambling is banned. Therefore, it is a proportional restriction,” the minister clarified.