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18/09/22 06:35 AM IST

Govt panel calls for regulatory body, new law for online gaming: Report

In News 
  • India should create a regulatory body to classify online games as based on skill or chance, introduce rules to block prohibited formats and take a stricter stance on gambling websites.
Concerns 
  • Ambiguous nature of the difference between games requiring skills and games dependent on luck or chance.
  • Online gaming is becoming a big addiction and causing increasing debt
  • Tamil Nadu has had 17 reported cases of death by suicide in three years because of financial losses incurred due to online gambling addiction
  • No way of monitoring them
  • While Sikkim (1st state) has legalized it, Telangana became 1st state to ban it.
  • Different interpretations: many High Court has said that it forms a legitimate business activity under Article 19(1)(g) of the Constitution of India, while one HC has called it akin to gambling.
Online gaming 
  • Online gaming describes any video game that offers online interactions with other players. Online gaming is not prohibited and games involving money are allowed in most states of the country.
  • Betting and Gambling comes under the State list and is banned in most states.
  • India’s online gaming industry is one of the fastest growing industries, garnering high investments and employment opportunities.
  • Bringing a uniform tax on online gaming will help realize more revenue.
Source- The Hindu 

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