Kerala HC refuses to stay ban on online rummy gaming
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Kochi, April 8 : A few online gaming companies on Thursday got a jolt, when the Kerala High Court refused to stay the state government s February 23 notification under Section 14A of the Kerala Gaming Act, 1960 clarifying that online rummy when played for stakes does not enjoy exemption from the general prohibition of gaming and gambling.
A few online gaming companies had sought a stay on the Kerala Government s order, but failed to get it.
The Court however asked the Kerala Government to file its statement and posted the case for May 29.
Kerala High Court Refuses Stay On Kerala Government Notification Banning Online Rummy For Stakes
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The Kerala High Court on Thursday, refused to interfere with a Kerala Government Notification banning online playing of rummy when played for stakes .
Upon a challenge made by four gaming companies, a Single Bench of Justice
N Nagaresh expressed his disinclination to interfere with the notification at this juncture an d instead listed the petition after the vacation. However, upon a submission made by Advocate
Santosh Mathew appearing for one of the petitioners that any coercive action taken by police would cause irreparable damage to the company, the court allowed the petitioner to approach the court even during vacation if coercive steps including criminal action was resorted against them when the cases were pending disposal.
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Kerala bans online rummy for stakes, amends state Gaming Act
March 1, 2021
The Kerala government has outlawed online rummy for stakes, in response to the petition calling out the gray regulatory areas in online rummy. In a notification made dated February 23, the state government has amended the Kerala Gaming Act, 1960, to include online rummy involving stakes.
The Kerala Gaming Act outlaws all forms of betting/wagering, but exempts lotteries and games of mere skill. Section 14A of the Act empowers the state government to exempt a game of skill from all of any provisions of the law, if they are satisfied that the element of skill is predominant over the element of chance. ‘Rummy’ was exempted under this provision in 1976.
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The Kerala government issued a notification earlier this week (February 23) under Section 14A of the Kerala Gaming Act, 1960 clarifying that online rummy when played for stakes does not enjoy exemption from the general prohibition of gaming and gambling.
Kerala joins other southern states of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu in specifically banning online rummy or other games played for stakes following a spate of suicides as well as cheating, theft and other unsavoury incidents caused due to online rummy addiction.