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India’s AP government bans online gambling

Meeting under the chairmanship of Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, the Andhra Pradesh (AP) government in India’s south-eastern coastal region has banned online gambling, with gaming organisers now facing jail time of up to two years.

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"The organisers of online games like rummy and poker will be punished with one year imprisonment if caught for the first time,” said AP Information Minister Perni Venkataramaiah.

A second offence will incur two years’ imprisonment plus fines, and people who partake in online gambling will be punished with six months’ imprisonment.

Venkataramaiah added in a media briefing that online gambling has become a vice that afflicts the country’s youth, and necessary amendments will be carried out in the State Gaming Act of 1974.

The decision to ban online gambling comes after reports showing a 21% growth in the Indian online gaming industry during the COVID-19 lockdown.  

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