When Tamil Nadu State Governor RN Ravi sanction the online gaming ban bill, the gaming industry body, All India Gaming Federation (AIGF) reported that they will challenge the legitimacy of the law.

AIGF CEO, Roland Landers, proceeded to say that skill games like online rummy ban random number generation to make the game fair for all players, saying, “What this law in effect does is treat and conflates games of skill as gambling and games of chance.”

He said, “We have full faith that our judicial system will uphold the fundamental rights of the gaming platforms and their users. Speaking on the effect it will have on online gaming, Landers said that the new bill resulted in the ban of several skill games.”

He further added, “This is disappointing as it disregards the six decades of established legal jurisprudence and also the recent judgment of the Madras High Court which struck down a similar law. The Central government has anyway notified the rules of the online game, and as we have said, the Central government has the rightful mandate under the Indian Constitution to regulate online gaming.”

AIGF CEO also said that they have been staying in contact with the Tamil Nadu government, and also informing them about the unlawful offshore betting websites that will work freely if they boycott the constitutionally protected India apps.

Roland Landers said, “We had provided various consumer protection and other measures, which stop short of an outright ban. In such a scenario, this is unfortunate.”

Likewise, Roland Landers additionally said that it is better not to hang tight for the Supreme Court’s decision, as he believed that the High Court’s decision was completely based to help gambling operators and platforms.

Showing his trust in the Judicial system, Roland Landers said, “As the oldest and largest industry body, representing the most number of Indian MSME start-ups, we will challenge the constitutionality of the law, once the effective date is notified. Our judicial system will uphold the fundamental rights of the gaming platforms and their users.”

Credit: Gateway to Gaming