Online gaming: Karnataka high court to hear case today for disposal. All you need to know

December 22, 2021 Crime & Legal

Earlier this month, Rajya Sabha member and senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Sushil Kumar Modi demanded on the floor of the House that the government should regulate the online gaming industry and impose a uniform tax on it.

The Karnataka high court on Wednesday is expected to dispose of the petitions filed against the state’s new law, which seeks to regulate all formats of online gaming. Six companies and industry bodies have moved the high court against the Karnataka Police (Amendment) Compliance Act, 2021, which makes all forms of gambling, including online, a cognisable and non-bailable offence

The petitioners are: All Indian Gaming Federation (AIGF), Mobile Premier League, Games24x7, Gameskraft, Head Digital Works Private Ltd, and Junglee Games.

The case will be heard by a bench of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice Krishna S Dixit.