A panel headed by retired High Court Judge K. Chandru had in its report observed that online gambling cannot be compared to the offline version.
A panel headed by retired High Court Judge K. Chandru had in its report observed that online gambling cannot be compared to the offline version.
The Tamil Nadu Assembly on Wednesday passed a bill proposed by Chief Minister MK Stalin to ban online gambling and regulate online gambling in the state.
The bill seeks to replace an order enacted by Governor RN Ravi recently banning online gambling and regulating online gambling.
According to the statement of the objects and motives of the bill, online gambling and games of chance are addictive in nature and multiply the threats to public order, while posing difficulties in terms of designing a appropriate regulations.
A committee headed by retired High Court Judge K. Chandru, set up to advise the government on the enactment of new online gambling legislation, had in its report observed that the online version of any which game cannot be compared to the offline version, except in case of word games or board games not involving any generator of random results.
Another issue that has been raised is that the game is available around the clock and often involves players competing with non-human/virtual participants, who are controlled by computer algorithms, making it difficult to assess the degree of luck. or proficiency in remote games regardless of the algorithm. or program.
He points out that remote gambling is often done using virtual currencies and tokens, passing under the financial supervision of the state.