Tamil Nadu bans online games in state because ‘these games have ill effects on youngsters’ as per the Government
In the ordinance banning the game, the Governor said that due to online gaming, innocent people, mainly youngsters, are being cheated, and some people have committed suicide.
He further stated, ‘the state has thus decided to ban online gaming to avoid such incidents of suicide and protect the innocent people from the evils of online gaming.’.
According to the new laws, any form of wager or online bets using computers or any other devices are banned across the state. People who will be found gaming online will be fined Rs 5,000 and be punished with a six month sentence, while those who open or keep open online gaming houses will be fined Rs 10,000 and be imprisoned for two years.
Electronic transfer of funds for placing bets, distributing the winnings of games or any other prize money related to online games will also be prohibited under the new ordinance.
Apart from Tamil Nadu, its neighbouring state of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana has already banned online gambling and some of the card games that can be played online. Tamil Nadu neighbour on the other side, Karnataka, is also mulling a new law to ban online games which involve gambling and betting, according to reports.
Though according to the experts after the ordinance is passed in Tamil Nadu, one thing is completely clear now – that the Fantasy Players will not be allowed to put any monies on any fantasy game in the state.
The ordinance by the Tamil Nadu government came In less than 24 hours of the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court rebuking Virat Kohli and Sourav Ganguly for endorsing fantasy sports platforms.
