Summary: Meghalaya Regulation of Gaming Ordinance, 2021
March 5, 2021
The Meghalaya government has formally legalised gaming with stakes for both games of skill and chance, while explicitly stating that rummy, poker, teen patti, and even prediction of sporting events are games of skill. Companies can now offer both games of skill and of chance (includes roulette wheel of fortune) both of which have been defined and recognised broadly with the necessary permissions and oversight from Meghalaya government, which will set up a Meghalaya Gaming Commission and also appoint an adjudicating officer to manage and settle offences.
The Conrad Sangma-led government had first announced the cabinet decision to bring in the