https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=445781 The State may prohibit online gambling under its betting and gambling power, but it cannot constitutionally reclassify or prohibit games of skill as gambling without material showing that the online format has removed the predominance of skill. The Court held that rummy and poker remain games of skill on the material before it, and their inclusion in the Schedule as online games of chance was unsustainable. The definitional and prohibitory provisions were therefore read down to apply only to games of chance, while the regulatory power to impose reasonable restrictions and registration requirements was preserved. The Schedule entries for rummy and poker were set aside, and the writ petitions succeeded only in part. en-us Thu, 09 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 27 Mar 2024 15:45:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=445781 The State may prohibit online gambling under its betting and gambling power, but it cannot constitutionally reclassify or prohibit games of skill as gambling without material showing that the online format has removed the predominance of skill. The Court held that rummy and poker remain games of skill on the material before it, and their inclusion in the Schedule as online games of chance was unsustainable. The definitional and prohibitory provisions were therefore read down to apply only to games of chance, while the regulatory power to impose reasonable restrictions and registration requirements was preserved. The Schedule entries for rummy and poker were set aside, and the writ petitions succeeded only in part. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 09 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=445781