Karnataka Government Considering Regulating Online Gambling

On Monday, the state government of Karnataka announced that it is considering plans to regulate the rapidly growꦏing online gambling industry, as per a in Udayavani.

Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj in Government of Karnataka, KS Eshwarappa tweeted on Monday that the state’s government will revi🎃ew and take action against the issues caused by online gambline.

Tweet:

ಈ Online Ga𓆏mbling ಗಳ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಸಮಗ್ರವಾಗಿ ಪರಶೀಲಿಸಿ ಮುಂದಿನ ಕ್ರಮದ ಕುರಿತꦺು ಚಿಂತಿಸಲಾಗುವುದು.

— K S Eshwarappa (@ikseshwarappa)

Translation of the tweet: “A compreheꦍnsive review of these online gamblings will be considered in the next step.”

This step from the Karnataka gove🅠rnment comes after some online campaigns surfaced on the internet on the problems caused by online gambling and how many are losing thousand𝄹s of rupees on such activities.

In the lockdown period that ensued from the start of the spread of the pandemic in India in March this year, many online gambling companies have witnessed a growth in the number of players. This has 🌳led to increase in their marketing spend to a🦩ttract more users.

The Karnataka government has been taking progressive steps towards regulating online betting and gambling. Recently, the Karnataka state government ga🌱ve an 🙈in-principle approval to the Bangalore Turf Club (BTC) to conduct online betting as per t𓆏he existing Act and Rules.

While, on one hand, the Karnataka government is mulling over regulating online gambling, there have been appeals from Tamil Nadu leaders, like Manithaneya Jananayaga Katchi leader and Legislator M. Thamimun Ansari, to ban apps like PUBG and Online Rummy t🙈hat pose danger ꧟to the society and the young generation.

However, last month, the Madras High൲ Court suggested that the Tamil Nadu government should pass le𝓰gislation to regulate online games like rummy, poker, and ludo.