Karnataka Government Considering Regulating Online Gambling

On Monday, the state government of Karnatไaka announced that it is considering plans to regulate the rapidly growing 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 review💖 and take action against the issues caused by online gambline.

Tweet:

ಈ Online Gambling ಗಳ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಸಮಗ್ರವಾಗಿ ಪರಶೀಲ🐻ಿಸಿ ಮುಂದಿನ ಕ್ರಮದ ಕುರಿತು ಚಿಂತಿಸಲಾಗುವುದು.

— K S Eshwarappa (@ikseshwarappa)

Translation of the tweet: “A comprehensive review of t𓄧hese online gamblings will bꦇe considered in the next step.”

This step from the Karnataka government comes after some onlineℱ campaigns surfaced on the internet on the problems caused by online gambling and h🧸ow many are losing thousands 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 attract more users.

The Karnataka government has been taking progressive steps towards regulating online betting and gambling. Recently, the Karnataka state governmen♓t gave an in-principle approval to the Bangalore Turf Club (BTC) to conduct onlineౠ betting as per the 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 th🐻at pose danger to the society and the young gener🎉ation.

However, last month, the Madras High Court suggested that the Tamil Nadu government should p꧃ass legislation to regu💎late online games like rummy, poker, and ludo.