Karnataka HC to hear petitions challenging law banning online gambling on October 27
The Karnataka High Court will take up a batch of petitions filed by the All India Gaming Federation and several gaming firms against a new law introduced in the state banning online gambling on October 27.
The federation and others have opposed the inclusion of online games of skill in the category of online gambling. It has argued in its petition, which was taken up last week by the Karnataka High Court, that curbs on online gaming through the efforts to regulate gambling will affect a growing gaming industry in the country.
The federation has cited that the online gaming industry has seen investment to the tune of Rs 3,000 crore, especially through start-ups in Karnataka.