[Ban On Betting Games] “Is Rummy a Game of Skill or Chance”: HC Directs Online Gaming Companies To Respond

The Bombay High Court directed online gaming platforms to respond to a Public Interest Litigation calling for a ban on platforms like Junglee Rummy and Rummy Circle. The court said that the gaming platforms within a week have to state how the PIL is not maintainable and also have to state how online rummy is a game of skill and not a game of chance.

[Landmark Decision] “Poker And Rummy Are Games Of Skill, Not Gambling”: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court held that poker and rummy are games of skill, not gambling. The petitioner argued that the denial of permission was based solely on the presumption that these games might disturb public peace and harmony or be considered gambling.