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Gambling in India

• Indian law categorizes games as ‘games of skill’ and ‘games of chance’.
Games of skills are not illegal and games of chances are considered as a
gamble and are banned.
• Lotteries, betting on horse racing, a game of rummy and legalized casinos are
forms of gambling that are not prohibited in India.
• Poker, teen-Patti, betting on sports like cricket etc are considered as illegal
gambling.
• Online gambling is the new trend in the gambling world. Legalised online
gambling is allowed in many countries and many Indians have started using
those sites for online gambling.
• We have online casinos for poker, passa, flish etc. Royal Panda and Betway
casino are examples.
• Betting during Indian Premier League for cricket has become quite popular in
India and is now done online.
• Lotteries are conducted on a wide scale as these are legal and are governed
by the Central Lotteries (Regulation) Act 1998.

• Indian states can make their own laws and policies for gambling and bet under
rights given by the Constitution.
• Panaji in India has a number of gambling facilities with table games, video
poker machines etc.
• We have the largest casino in Daman that is Deltin Daman Casino.
• All kinds of electronic payments are however regulated by RBI to keep a check
on any kind of illegal transactions.
Public Gambling Act 1867

• The law was formed during British Rule in India
• Owning and running a gambling house, assisting and visiting a gambling
house etc are all banned under this law.
• Gambling is considered as a crime and is a punishable offense under the law.

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