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Industry, trade bodies urge Karnataka to relook online gaming ban in Bill

IAMAI says Bill seems to ignore legal and constitutional positions by including a wide definition of "gaming" in amendments against various SC and High Court judgments

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Neha Alawadhi New Delhi
The Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) and Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) have called for a relook of the Karnataka Police Act (Amendment) Bill, tabled in the State Legislative Assembly, which calls for a ban on online gaming.

The Karnataka Police (Amendment) Bill, 2021, was tabled in the State Legislative Assembly on September 17 to ban online gaming or betting by amending the Karnataka Police Act of 1963, with a maximum prison term of three years and penalty up to Rs 1 lakh.

IAMAI said the Bill introduced in the assembly appears to have been drafted without considering the

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