Online gambling News
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The summons came after the ED registered a case against 29 celebrities, based on an FIR filed by the Cyberabad Police in Hyderabad.
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On the pretext of online gaming, you are lured to play betting. Then through some website you are fed betting. Let us tell you that the government has now appointed 'examiner' of online games.
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Also, there have been reports about indebted people taking the extreme step of ending their lives, unable to survive the trauma and repay debts, Kumar added.
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The ministry said the advisory has been issued in larger public interest and comes in the light of instances of a number of advertisements of online betting websites/platforms appearing in print, electronic, social and online media.
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However, lottery and horse racing have not been prohibited.
The amendment bill to this effect will be tabled in the upcoming session of the legislature starting September 13.
The state government in July had informed the High Court, hearing a petition seeking a ban on all forms of online betting and gambling.
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An ordinance has promulgated banning online rummy, similar games that promote online gambling in Tamil Nadu.
This move comes after the state government had informed the Madras High Court that efforts were on to ban these games.
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Hearing a case calling for the shut down of online gambling sites and applications, a bench of the Madras High Court observed that online games were not only spoiling youth, but also young children.
The court mentioned that children were getting addicted to dangerous and violent games and playing them in the wee hours of the day, which would impact them adversely.
A bench of Justice MM Sundaresh and Justice Hemalatha had pointed out that parents are in the dark about the late-night gaming habits of their children, adding that even a Police Constable in Tamil Nadu had to take the extreme step owing to his gambling addiction that had gone beyond control.
Justice MM Sundaresh said that youngsters must not blindly follow matinee idols and celebrities, to the extent of doing whatever they are asked to do.
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A plea has been filed seeking a ban on online gambling, and the arrest, prosecution of those running these sites and the famous personalities who endorse them.
The plea, filed by senior advocate AP Suryaprakasam, points out that gambling is a criminal offence in India.
He added that there has been a recent spurt in suicides among youth in Tamil Nadu after they suffered heavy losses in online gambling.
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Acting on a tip-off, a police team raided three places and arrested 24 people for online gambling.
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Online gambling, stretching from poker to sports betting, has exploded worldwide in recent years and in Europe in particular.
Gambling has been illegal on mainland China since 1949, though a state lottery does operate.
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