Gaming body warns of action against ads on online gambling
The Tamil Nadu Online Gaming Authority (TNOGA) on Thursday said it had “proposed to take stringent action” against those who advertise online gambling and online games of chance and betting, among others, to promote their website/applications in the State.
Those who wish to share information about online gambling or betting activities, or oer suggestions to regulate online games could do so at https://tnonlinegamingauthority.tn.gov.in/ or email tnoga@tn.gov.in, the TNOGA chairperson said in a release.
The Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Online Gambling and Regulation of Online Games Act, 2022, provides for prohibiting online gambling and online games of chance, betting, among others. Violators are liable for imprisonment that may extend to 3 months or a ne of up to ₹5,000 or both. “...The Act prohibits nancial institutions/payment gateways from engaging in transactions towards online gambling or online game of chance,” the release said.
The advertisement of online gambling services and online games of chance are prohibited under the Act. No person shall make or cause to make any advertisement in any media, including electronic means of communication, in Tamil Nadu that promotes or induces (directly or indirectly) any person to indulge in online gambling with money or other stakes, the Act states.
It also provides for a penalty of imprisonment, which may extend to one year or a ne extending up to ₹5 lakh or both for the persons/company indulging in such advertisements. “If they repeat the same oence, they are liable for one to three years of imprisonment and a ne of ₹5 lakh to ₹10 lakh.”
‘Remove chapter’
Meanwhile, Manithaneya Makkal Katchi president M.H. Jawahirullah has requested the School Education Department to remove a chapter in the maths book for Class VI students of the Tamil Nadu State Board that explains integers using a card game. In a statement, he said that there were other ways to explain the concept and introducing card games to students was unacceptable.