Some states trying to distinguish online games based on chance is mistake: ASG N Venkataraman

Putting money on uncertain events amounts to wagering and the government’s new rules bar online real money games that declare winners based on prediction of the unknown outcome, according to Additional Solicitor General N Venkataraman. Amid attempts by certain industry players to masquerade wagering as a game of skills in the wake of the new rules issued under the Information Technology (IT) Act, the government’s senior law officer said that some states are making a mistake in trying to distinguish between a game of skill and a game of chance in the context of wagering.