Gambling and betting in India is a complicated legal issue in India as the Supreme Court hasn't issued a statement regarding the legal aspects online gaming websites that makes the players play for cash. Each state in India has their own laws which controls and monitors the poker and rummy gaming industry. Because of this only, it becomes hard to get a single law that will make sure the online gaming websites runs legally without any flaws.
The issue of legality of online gaming in India is waiting before the Supreme Court of India says Praveen Dalal, managing partner of New Delhi based technology law firm Perry4Law. However, the decision of Supreme Court in this regard may not bring a relief to online gaming stakeholders. The Supreme Court asked the opinion of Central Government incidentally but the same was not officially given by the Central Government thus far.
The difficulty with online poker and online rummy websites of India is that a leading majority of websites are not following the laws of India and are in fact violating the same, informs Dalal. They may be prosecuted very soon as allowing them to work in an illicit manner would be counterproductive in years to come, says Dalal.
According to Perry4Law, till the time Indian Supreme Court or central government clarifies the legal position regarding online gaming and gambling in India, the online gaming/gambling stakeholders must comply with existing and applicable techno legal requirements of Indian laws.
The issue of legality of online gaming in India is waiting before the Supreme Court of India says Praveen Dalal, managing partner of New Delhi based technology law firm Perry4Law. However, the decision of Supreme Court in this regard may not bring a relief to online gaming stakeholders. The Supreme Court asked the opinion of Central Government incidentally but the same was not officially given by the Central Government thus far.
The difficulty with online poker and online rummy websites of India is that a leading majority of websites are not following the laws of India and are in fact violating the same, informs Dalal. They may be prosecuted very soon as allowing them to work in an illicit manner would be counterproductive in years to come, says Dalal.
According to Perry4Law, till the time Indian Supreme Court or central government clarifies the legal position regarding online gaming and gambling in India, the online gaming/gambling stakeholders must comply with existing and applicable techno legal requirements of Indian laws.
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