The Indian state of Tamil Nadu has passed a new bill to ban online gaming in spite of last week’s IT law amendments. The state is firm in its belief that regulation will not solve the gambling problems it faces.
In Tamil Nadu, the so-called Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Online Gambling & Regulation of Online Games Bill was just cleared by Governor Ravi. This marked the second time he had been sent this bill and followed earlier attempts to crack down on gambling.
The government said that it will not ban down on its decision, despite the newly-introduced IT rules. For reference, last week an amendment introduced changes to existing IT regulations in the state that provide the regulatory framework for online gaming.
In spite of that, the head of Tamil Nadu’s online gaming panel, Justice K Chandru, favors the introduction of a blanket ban that would ban all gaming. He believes that introducing a regulatory framework would be insufficient.
Chandru said that the only way forward, he believes, is banning online gaming. He argued that regulation will still allow people to play online, which would mean that the state would experience no real change.
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