Indian state Gujarat considering banning online gambling

While many parts of India are embracing gambling recently, especially when it comes to sports, one state is pushing back. Gujurat is taking a close look at banning online gambling within the state, according to a story in the Times of India.

The idea to change the law came at the request of the Ahmedabad Police Department. According to reports, officials within the department felt that current laws governing gambling were not strong enough to curb illegal enterprises.

The police in Gujarat had already taken steps to try to curb gambling. This started with the imposition of bans on several online video games across the Indian state. This included the game PUBG, which authorities felt yielded too much aggression, especially within youth. The state government had already imposed some laws prohibiting gambling online or in local establishments, but is now considering an outright ban across the entire state.

Ahmedabad Police Chief AK Singh explained that the laws will be tough to enforce because of how widespread gambling has become across the globe. “Recently, the CID crime branch and home department officials had held a meeting to bring changes in gambling laws. It is tough as gambling in some part of the world is legal, while in India it is illegal.”