"LUDO IS A GAME OF CHANCES NOT SKILL" BOMBAY HC ISSUES NOTICE TO STATE

The Bombay HC heard a petition by Keshav Ramesh Muley, a senior office-bearer of 
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, seeking a declaration that Ludo is a game of chance and not a game of skill. The Petition also sought registration of an FIR against Cashgrail Pvt Ltd 
(owner of Ludo supreme app). 

A division bench of Justice SS Shinde and Justice Abhay Ahuja sought a reply from the state 
government after hearing the petition.

The petitioner approached the police in 2020 to lodge an FIR against the makers under the Maharashtra Prevention of Gambling Act, 1887. However, the police refused to entertain the case. He further approached the local metropolitan court; the court refused to direct 
registration of the said case.

The petitioner contended that players have no control over the dice; the algorithm used by the app has possible control over the roll of dice. The winning move is based on the roll of dice, which depends upon chance and not skill, which cannot be disregarded and therefore needs investigation.

A 3-year-old is winning this game against any other person; thus, this game is not a game of skill but a game of chance.

Author: Papiha Ghoshal