Tamil Nadu Governor Grants assent to Bill banning online gambling

Tamil Nadu Governor Grants assent to Bill banning online gambling

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Category : State Published on: April 12 2023

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  • Tamil Nadu Governor R.N Ravi has granted his assent to the Bill seeking to ban online gambling and regulate online gaming.
  • He gave ascent to 'Prohibition of Online Gambling and Regulation of Online Games' Bill.
  • The Tamil Nadu Assembly had unanimously adopted the bill to ban online gambling again on March 23, weeks after state Governor R N Ravi returned it to the government for reconsideration.
  • MK Stalin, who took office as Tamil Nadu chief minister in May 2021, had set up a five-member committee led by retired Justice K Chandru to analyse the negative effects of these games and make recommendations for a new law prohibiting "online gambling games" on June 10, 2022.
  • 5000 fine or 3 months imprisonment for playing or gambling on prohibited online gambling sites. This bill was signed by the governor under Article 200 of the Constitution of India.
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