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The entertainment acts took a new recourse when an element
of chance was involved in them. Since time immemorial entertainment
modes including games and other gambling acts have occupied people.
While games on one hand require the exertion of certain degree of
skill, labour and effort to win; gambling on the other hand is
purely victory based on the contingency of occurrence of an event
devoid of any skill.
Regulation of gaming/ gambling
Being a subject matter of the State list, gaming and gambling
activities taking place within the territorial limits of a
particular state are governed under the respective State
legislations. While gambling is per se prohibited in
India except for the States of Sikkim and Goa, gaming is
permissible since they require exertion of mental or physical
faculties. Games coupled with stakes are permissible in the country
except for States such as Assam, Telangana, Odisha, etc. Online
games and gambling activities are regulated likewise in the absence
of any specific Central legislation in the said regard.
Online gamblers in Delhi caught red-handed
In the State of Delhi, gaming in both physical as well as online
mode is permissible. However, gambling activities are strictly
prohibited under the provisions of Delhi Public Gambling Act, 1955
which penalizes public gambling.
On September 16, 2018, the Delhi Police caught hold of an online
gambling racket running out of a residential building in East
Delhi's New Ashok Nagar.1 Officials suspect the
operation could be linked to a money laundering racket as well.
The owner and manager of the said online casino provided their
customers with a login ID and password of an online account created
on a gambling website which they were allegedly using to play
roulette on the computer systems available in their premises.
The owner and manager of the online casino along with 12 of
their customers were arrested on account of contravening the
provisions of the applicable State gambling laws which aims to curb
the gambling activities within its jurisdiction.
While there remains lack of specific online gambling regulations
in Delhi, the present act of the police throws light on the fact
that the provisions of the gambling statute for physical activities
also extends to the online activities within the State.
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