However, the Court affirmed the state’s legislative competence to regulate online gambling while simultaneously preserving its authority to regulate online games of skill. Despite these concerns, the state Assembly passed the Bill without changes, leading to the Governor’s assent and the Act’s subsequent enactment. The legislation originally faced hurdles when the Tamil Nadu Governor returned a Bill based on concerns about its similarity with an Amendment Act of 2021, which was previously struck down. In online games of rummy and poker also, the same brain activity would be involved as required for offline games of rummy and poker,” it said. With the rise of internet connectivity and technological advancements, we see a spurt in online games… The games of rummy and poker, which are considered as games of skill are also now sought to be played online. People, instead of playing in clubs, are now playing online.
“We are now transcending into the era of digitization and entertainment.
