Legal Landscape of Gambling Laws in India and UK

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Mr Karan R. Rampure
Prof. Shivani Rajesh

Abstract

When people are idle, they tend to involve themselves into various activities for the purpose of entertainment. One such activity which is very common among people all around the world is gaming. And some of the different modes of gaming include Gambling and betting, where one can enjoy monetary benefit or a prize over the wager amount, which a player puts at stake for the purpose of participation. Due to the absence of updated gaming laws, there is continuous clash between the government and the stakeholders of gaming. This is not the case in all jurisdictions, but definitely in India, as the government looks forward to adhere to the principles of morality and ethics as well as balancing the interest of the stakeholders. The gaming laws prevailing in India backs to pre-independence period, however post-independence Indian Constitution empowered the State to regulate gaming laws in their jurisdiction. While some states have incorporated the pre-independence legislation adopted by the British India, few have adopted their own laws taking into consideration the already existing legislation as the model law. Few of the states of India have considered legality and illegality of the games depending completely upon the model law, the state’s adopted legislation or the approach by the judiciary through the application of various tests. Because of the advancement in the technology, the application and scope of the rules and regulations have been nullified due to the ease in the access to online gaming from any part of the world, which has become a major challenge for the law-makers for the efficient execution of the said legislations. The research article seeks to address the key issues and challenges faced due to the lack of firm model law which shall help the states to update their legislations and bring in accordance with the countries that have adopted a fair legislation, the scope of which covers the technological advancement and also take into consideration the precedents that have led to the examination of the said games.

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R. Rampure, M. K. ., & Rajesh, P. S. . (2022). Legal Landscape of Gambling Laws in India and UK. BiLD Law Journal, 7(4s), 154–160. Retrieved from https://bildbd.com/index.php/blj/article/view/500
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