
Onus on States to regulate gambling websites: Centre
The Hindu
Plea in court seeks appropriate steps to prohibit online gambling websites
The Delhi High Court was informed by the Centre that online gambling was a State subject and the State governments have to make laws to regulate such activities. “The legislative competence to determine whether a game is a game of skill or a game of chance or is involved in gambling [played with stakes or not] is conferred on the States only or to the court of laws [which possess the judicial wisdom],” the Centre said in an affidavit.More Related News

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