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Kerala considering legislative amendment to curb online gambling: CM Vijayan

The Government is considering bringing in a foolproof and effective legislative amendment, subject to the final ruling by the High Court, for strongly restricting online gaming, including Rummy, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, said in the Assembly on August 23.

He was responding to a submission by A.P. Anil Kumar on the need for strongly restricting or even banning online Rummy through a legislation, as addictive gaming has pushed many individuals to financial distress and driven many to death in the State

Mr. Vijayan said that the Government, taking cognisance of the serious situation arising out of addictive online gambling, had in 2021 amended the Kerala Gaming Act of 1960, to ban online gambling utilising the platform of online Rummy

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