Tamil Nadu promulgates ordinance against online gambling

Tamil Nadu Government has promulgated an ordinance to ban online gambling and to regulate online games in the state based on recommendations by a committee headed by justice (retired) K Chandru which studied the impact of the game on people.

Governor R N Ravi issued a gazette notification promulgating the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Online Gambling and Regulation of Online Games Ordinance, 2022 on October 1, following a decision by the state cabinet on September 26 to ban online rummy that has consumed several lives in the state.

The Ordinance says no online games provider shall provide online gambling service or allow playing of any online game of chance specified with money or other stakes or playing of any other online game in contravention of the regulations, in any form.

Read more

You may also like

Comments are closed.