Chennai: The online skill gaming industry is hoping that post the Madras High Court decision last week that lifted the ban on online gaming in the State, the Tamilnadu government will come out with a regulatory and policy framework for the sector.
Gaming is a state subject under the Constitution and regulated by each individual State, while online skill-based games are permitted in most states, the absence of comprehensive regulations in this sector makes the subject complex.
Roland Landers, CEO, All India Gaming Federation, states, “the Supreme Court has held and several High Courts have reiterated that online games of skill are not gambling, and protected under Article 19(1)(g) of the Constitution. Instead of banning online games, the State government should seek to devise a regulatory framework, which will boost this
sunrise sector and promote investment, employment, and generate revenues for States.”