Online Rummy Ban..! Government approves online gambling ban..!?
The tamil Nadu cabinet has approved an Ordinance to ban online gambling in tamil Nadu. The tamil Nadu cabinet has approved an Ordinance to ban online gambling in tamil Nadu. The government of tamil Nadu informed that the Online Gambling Ordinance has been approved by the government and will be implemented soon. The report submitted to the chief minister on june 27 was placed for the Cabinet's consideration on the same day. Then a survey was conducted on the impact of online games on school students. Subsequently, feedback was also sought from the public via e-mail regarding the impact of online gaming. Based on all the comments an ordinance was drafted to ban online gambling. On august 29, the cabinet meeting discussed the Online Gambling Prohibition Act. The Draft Online Gambling Prohibition Bill was further polished and approved by the cabinet today.
A committee headed by retired Justice Chandru, set up to ban online rummy games, submitted its recommendations to tamil Nadu chief minister M.K.Stalin on July 28. Subsequently, the matters contained in the report and the ban on online rummy were discussed in detail in the cabinet meeting on the same day, department-wise. In the 71-page report, online games, including online rummy, do not enhance the skills of those who play them in any way but instead work to reduce their skills. Online games are designed with the intention of making the players addicted and in debt. During the last AIADMK rule, online rummy games were banned on the grounds of the risk of loss of money, but they were overturned by the High Court. But this time, the physical and mental health of the public has been seriously affected by such online games. The state government has the right and authority to ban these online games for the welfare of the people and if it bans on that basis, the court cannot interfere.
Tamil Nadu government decided to ban games including online rummy considering public welfare based on the report given by retired Justice Sanduru.