{"id":14285,"date":"2021-02-05T16:05:25","date_gmt":"2021-02-05T16:05:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=14285"},"modified":"2026-04-23T22:03:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T01:03:40","slug":"india-tamil-nadu-to-pass-bill-confirming-online-gambling-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/india-tamil-nadu-to-pass-bill-confirming-online-gambling-ban","title":{"rendered":"India: Tamil Nadu to pass bill confirming online gambling ban"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A new amendment bill would replace a previous ordinance from last year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>India.- An amendment bill has been introduced to the Tamil Nadu Assembly that seeks to <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/another-state-in-india-bans-online-gambling\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>replace an ordinance from November<\/strong><\/a><\/em> that banned online gambling in the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The bill, introduced by deputy chief minister O Panneerselvam confirms punishments of <strong>up to two years in prison or a fine that would not exceed the Rs10,000 (US$ 137.15)<\/strong> for offences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If an offence is committed by a company, every person in charge and responsible for the conduct of the business as well as <strong>the firm itself shall be deemed liable to prosecution.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The bill <strong>is expected to be passed by the state assembly today (Friday February 5).<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new amendment bill would replace a previous ordinance from last year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":14292,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"The Tamil Nadu Assembly has introduced an amendment bill to formalize a ban on online gambling, replacing a prior ordinance. This legislation stipulates penalties including imprisonment up to two years or a fine of Rs10,000 for individuals, with corporate entities and their responsible personnel also subject to prosecution. The bill's expected passage signifies a definitive regulatory shift impacting iGaming operations within the state.","focusai_entities":"O Panneerselvam, Tamil Nadu Assembly","focusai_location":"India","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (1.0), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (1.0), operator_casino (1.0), affiliate_publisher (0.9), product_ux (0.7), tech_data (0.8), marketing_crm (0.9), payments_fraud_aml (0.8), investor_analyst (1.0), supplier_vendor (1.0), journalist_researcher (1.0)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Enforcement Mechanisms?","query":"What specific enforcement mechanisms and technological controls are anticipated to be implemented by Tamil Nadu authorities to effectively police the online gambling ban, particularly concerning cross-border operators?"},{"label":"Economic Impact Analysis?","query":"What is the projected economic impact of this ban on both the regulated and unregulated iGaming sectors within Tamil Nadu, considering potential shifts to offshore or black-market operations?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[154,158,16334],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14285","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-legislation-news","category-slider-home","category-south-asia-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14285","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14285"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14285\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14321,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14285\/revisions\/14321"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14292"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14285"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14285"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14285"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}