Tamil Nadu bans online gaming, guilty to get six months imprisonment

CHENNAI: Beware! If you wager or bet in cyberspace using computers or any communication device or resource, you will now be punished with a fine amount of Rs 5,000 and six months imprisonment.

Tamil Nadu government banned online gaming on Friday after Governor Banwarilal Purohit promulgated the Ordinance. This comes after the state government, to avoid incidents of suicide and protect the people from the evils of online gaming, submitted a proposal to Governor to promulgate an Ordinance by amending the Tamil Nadu Gaming Act, 1930 (Tamil Nadu Act III of 1930), Chennai City Police Act, 1888 (Tamil Nadu Act III of 1888) and the Tamil Nadu District Police Act, 1859 (Tamil Nadu Act XXIV of 1859).