AP govt bans online games like Rummy, Poker for 'misleading' youth; violators to face jail, penalty - India News , Firstpost
Organisers of online gambling will be jailed for a year, besides being penalised, for a first time offence, while those caught playing these games will be given six months of jail term
Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh government on Thursday decided to ban online games like rummy and poker that were pushing the youth on a wrong path.
The state cabinet that met under the chairmanship of Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy took the decision to ban online gambling, state information minister Perni Venkataramaiah (Nani) said.
Briefing reporters at the end of the cabinet meet, the minister said online gambling has become a vice that was damaging the youth by 'misleading' them.
"So we have decided to ban all such online gambling to protect the youth," Nani said.
According to the state cabinet decision, organisers of online gambling would be jailed for a year, besides being penalised, for a first time offence.
The jail term would go upto two years with fine for the second offence. Also, those caught playing the online games would attract a jail term of six months, the minister added.
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