Online Gaming Case: Karnataka HC Concludes Hearing, Reserves For Orders

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday held orders after closing hearings on petitions challenging the legitimate legitimacy of the state's new law prohibiting online games of chance. A bench including Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice Krishna S Dixit, after hearing the gaming organizations and the state government, saved the case for orders. The bench likewise told the parties to know that they can file a written submission if they have much else to say. Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi and others showed up for petitioners, while Advocate General Prabhulinga Navadgi showed up for the state government. Karnataka's regulation prohibiting online gaming of chance, regarding it as a danger is one of its sort in the nation, and couldn't measure up to regulation of different states. Subsequently, they can't draw references from decisions of other high courts for this situation, he said. He likewise said Indian Fantasy League is a game of chance that is covered as a game of skill. Dr. BR Ambedkar, the advocate general added, had clarified that they had embedded betting and wagering in the Constitution so governments could find ways to boycott them. The Karnataka government, on October 5, told the law forbidding wagering and betting in online games. Later Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot gave his consent. The Karnataka Legislature had passed amendments to the Karnataka Police Act, 1963 during its new sitting. The state government has stood up before the court that its amendments don't boycott online "games of chance" or "games of skill", they control individuals from gambling money "on the occurrence of an uncertain event and online platforms are restricted from instigating naïve public with the lure of unattainable prizes."   Credits: The Economic Times