https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=307935 Rummy played with thirteen cards was treated as a game preponderantly of skill, so it fell within the statutory exclusion for games of skill under the A.P. Gaming Act, 1974. On that basis, proceedings under the Act could not be sustained merely because the club collected maintenance charges or because stakes were involved, since such incidental features did not convert the premises into a common gaming house. The cards used for rummy were also not treated as instruments of gaming for the purposes of the Act, and the proceedings against the petitioners were liable to be quashed. en-us Mon, 10 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 17 May 2023 12:36:31 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=307935 Rummy played with thirteen cards was treated as a game preponderantly of skill, so it fell within the statutory exclusion for games of skill under the A.P. Gaming Act, 1974. On that basis, proceedings under the Act could not be sustained merely because the club collected maintenance charges or because stakes were involved, since such incidental features did not convert the premises into a common gaming house. The cards used for rummy were also not treated as instruments of gaming for the purposes of the Act, and the proceedings against the petitioners were liable to be quashed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 10 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=307935