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Meghalaya Taxation, Agriculture and Law Minister James Sangma on 13th October announced that heeding to protests and opposition by civil society groups, religious organisations, local bodies, youth organisations etc., the state government would repeal the Meghalaya Regulation of Gaming Act, 2021. Sangma noted that he had helmed the introduction of the legislation to regulate and license games of...

The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court on 13th October, 2022 took suo motu cognisance of addiction and other harms caused especially on youth and students due to Free Fire and other games that are available on the internet, while directing the Registrar (Judicial) to file a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) making the central government, Youtube and Google parties. The division bench of...

A single judge bench of the Karnataka High Court headed by Justice SR Krishna Kumar while hearing a writ petition by Gameskraft Technologies Private Limited and its directors/key managerial persons against a showcause notice of around Rs. 21,000 crores (around US$ 2.5 billion) adjourned the matter for hearing to 27th and 28th October, 2022.  Additional Solicitor General of India (ASG) N...

As a follow-up to its advisory dated 13th June, 2022, the Union Ministry of Information & Broadcasting on 3rd October, 2022 issued yet another advisory to publishers of news and current affairs on digital media, Over the Top (OTT) Platforms and private television channels reiterating that gambling and betting is illegal in several parts of the country and pose significant socio-economic risk...

The Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Online Gambling and Regulation of Online Games Ordinance, 2022 (“Ordinance”) was approved and promulgated by Governor RN Ravi on 1st October, 2022 and published in the official gazette on 3rd October, 2022. The Ordinance while referring to the addictiveness of online games and suicides caused by certain online games, completely bans “online gambling”, i.e., playing...