online gaming ban: Ban promotion of online gambling, Karnataka BJP MLA implores Centre
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Karnataka moved the Supreme Court challenging the High Court judgment early this year that quashed key amendments to the Karnataka Police Act, 1963. Former law and education minister S Suresh Kumar has written to Union Ministers Amit Shah and Nirmala Sitharaman urging them to ban the promotion of online games involving monetary bets through advertisements, text messages, mobile calls and other forms of marketing.
Karnataka moved Supreme Court challenging the High Court judgment early this year that quashed key amendments to the Karnataka Police Act, 1963, prohibiting betting in online games. Former Karnata law & education minister S Suresh Kumar has written to Union Ministers Amit Shah and Nirmala Sitharaman. He is concerned about the promotion of online gambling games through advertisements, text messages, mobile calls and other forms of marketing. He urges the government to treat online gaming like liquor and cigarettes. The major players in the online game market in India include Dream11, MPL, RummyCircle, and Parimatch.
The Supreme Court has laid down tough measures to prevent the sale of tobacco/cigarettes near educational institutions. The Tamil Nadu assembly has passed a bill seeking to ban online gambling. Karnataka moved the Supreme court challenging the High Court judgment early this year that quashed key amendments to the Karnata Police Act, 1963. E Gaming Federation met the Tamil Tamilnad governor last week to explain interpretations by the high court and Supreme. Court.
