IT Rules 2021: How will it impact real money gaming websites
By Jay Sayta
Over the last few months, there has been a great deal of discussion and debate on the legality of real money games like poker, rummy and fantasy sports and whether such online games played for stakes should be regulated or banned.
Last year, two southern states, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu passed ordinances to ban real money online games. The Kerala government issued a notification a couple of weeks ago removing the exemption for online rummy played for stakes from the list of skill-based games. On the other hand, the Meghalaya government issued an ordinance last month bringing all games of skill and chance under a licensing regime.
The Delhi High-Court has issued notice on a petition which challenges the newly introduced Information Technology (Guidelines for intermediaries and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. The new rules which were notified by the government on February 25, seeks to introduce a self-regulatory regime for online intermediaries, social media platforms, streaming services and digital media […]
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice on petition challenging Information Technology (Guidelines For Intermediaries And Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, notified by the Centre on.