TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT PROMULGATES ORDINANCE BANNING ONLINE BETTING

TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT PROMULGATES ORDINANCE BANNING ONLINE BETTING

22^ND NOVEMBER,2020

Tamil Nadu, Governor Banwarilal Purohit given assent to an ordinance banning online gambling.

The ordinance covers persons who are “wagering or betting in cyberspace using computers or any communication device.” It involves penalties such as up to Rs 5,000 and even jail terms of up to six months.

Banned will be betting-based games such as rummy.

Earlier the state government had informed the Madras High Court that it was planning an ordinance on these lines.

Apart from fines penalties on people who are found betting on personal capacities, those who have set up gambling houses will face fines of Rs 10,000 and imprisonment of up to two years.

The ordinance has been introduced to amend the Tamil Nadu Gaming Act, 1930, Chennai City Police Act, 1888, and the Tamil Nadu District Police Act, 1859.