Bengaluru: Karnataka Police (Amendment) Bill, 2021, was tabled in the Legislative Assembly yesterday to ban online gaming or betting by amending the Karnataka Police Act of 1963, with maximum imprisonment of three years and penalty up to Rs. 1 lakh.
Home Minister Araga Jnanendra introduced the Bill that seeks to ‘ban online games, involving all forms of wagering or betting, including in the form of tokens valued in terms of money paid before or after issue of it. It banned electronic means and virtual currency, electronic transfer of funds in connection with any game of chance’.
