Karnataka MP Demands Ban Online Rummy

Karnataka BJP MP K C Ramamurthy demanded a ban on 'online rummy' in 𒈔Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, stating that youths are getting addicted to the game and resorting to crimes after losing money playing the game.

He raised the issue in Rajya Sabha as a special mention, saying🌠 that online rummy is gaining popularity due to endorsements𓂃 by celebrities like M.S. Dhoni and various actors.

Ramamurthy quoted from a KPMG report🌠 that the online real gaming industry in India is about Rs. 2,200 crore and is growing at the rate of 13% annually. The market is estimated to reach Rs. 12000 crore by 2023.

"💯I do not see any industry that can grow at this pace in th🐎e world. This clearly indicates the rapidity with which online real money gaming, which includes online rummy, is spreading," he said.

As per a in Deccan Herald, Ramamurthy said that youths are getti🙈ng involved in criminal activities to carry on with the addiction of online rummy, which crea🅠tes worry among parents, as well. He said that the game ruins families as "gamibling and betting money through rummy in the greed of getting more is not skill."

"ওIt is unfortunate that many have become addicts. The online rummy is rapidly spreading its tentacles by luring all sections, more particularly youth, with attractꦛive advertisements and promotions assuring lucrative returns which are totally false," he said.

The Karnataka government recently announced that it is considering plans to 🥃regulate the rapidly growing online gambling indust𝔍ry.

Even the Andhra Pradesh gove꧒rnment is seriously considering taking meas𝕴ures against online rummy with a full ban on the game rumoured to b✨e the ultimate aim.