{"id":777004585,"date":"2023-04-24T10:00:12","date_gmt":"2023-04-24T13:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777004585"},"modified":"2026-04-22T22:36:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T01:36:43","slug":"tamil-nadu-creates-new-gaming-authority-after-ban-enters-force","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/tamil-nadu-creates-new-gaming-authority-after-ban-enters-force","title":{"rendered":"Tamil Nadu creates new gaming authority after ban enters force"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The state has banned online gaming, including online rummy and poker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>India.- The government of Tamil Nadu has enacted its&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/tamil-nadu-governor-approves-online-gambling-ban\" target=\"_blank\">new law banning online rummy and poker<\/a> following the assent of Governor TN Ravi.&nbsp;It announced the creation of the Tamil Nadu Online Gaming Authority and Regulation of Online Games Rules&#8221; were announced on Friday (April 21).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to G2G News, the implementation of the law will be overseen by the new five-member Online Gaming Authority. The authority will be led by a retired bureaucrat not below the rank of chief secretary and will have the following responsibilities:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Regulating all forms of online games<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Issuing certificates to online games providers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Identifying online games of chance to be specifically prohibited from being played for stakes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Overseeing the functioning of online games providers in Tamil Nadu<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Collecting and maintaining information and data with regard to the activities of online games providers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Formulating regulations relating to time limits, monetary limits, and age restrictions relating to online games<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Online rummy and poker providers will be required to either<strong> implement geo-blocking technology <\/strong>or due diligence requirements to prevent users from Tamil Nadu from accessing games. The new legislation imposes fines of Rs 5,000 and three months imprisonment for violations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Industry bodies have already indicated their intention to <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/india-aigf-to-contest-tamil-nadu-online-gaming-ban\" target=\"_blank\">challenge the law in court<\/a>. Opponents argue that the law violates personal freedoms and could lead to a proliferation of black-market gambling activities. Developments will be watched closely by other Indian states. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The state has banned online gaming, including online rummy and poker.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":34643,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Tamil Nadu has enacted a new law banning online rummy and poker, establishing the Tamil Nadu Online Gaming Authority to regulate all online games, issue provider certificates, and enforce geo-blocking. The legislation imposes fines and imprisonment for violations, with industry bodies indicating legal challenges, citing personal freedom violations and potential black-market proliferation.","focusai_entities":"Tamil Nadu Online Gaming Authority, G2G News, Governor TN Ravi","focusai_location":"India, Tamil Nadu","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.95), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (1.0), operator_casino (1.0), affiliate_publisher (0.8), product_ux (0.7), tech_data (0.9), marketing_crm (0.7), payments_fraud_aml (0.7), investor_analyst (0.95), supplier_vendor (0.9), journalist_researcher (1.0)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Legal Challenge Outlook","query":"What is the projected timeline and potential legal precedent of the industry bodies' challenge to the Tamil Nadu Online Gaming Authority and Regulation of Online Games Rules?"},{"label":"Geo-blocking Efficacy","query":"How will the Tamil Nadu Online Gaming Authority verify the efficacy and compliance of geo-blocking technologies implemented by online game providers?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[156,16334],"tags":[23911,4138],"class_list":["post-777004585","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-regulation-news","category-south-asia-news","tag-gambling-regulation","tag-online-gambling"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777004585","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=777004585"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777004585\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777004605,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777004585\/revisions\/777004605"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34643"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777004585"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777004585"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777004585"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}