India’s High Court declares online rummy not gambling

The votes are in. Online rummy is not gambling, at least in India.

On Thursday, the Supreme Court of India finally cleared the air on the issue of online rummy being a game of luck or skills. The Indian Express reported the bench was hearing petitions from clubs and online rummy companies challenging a ruling by a Madras high court that playing rummy with stakes is already a form of gambling.

The Supreme Court, however, ruled that the verdict in question only affects table rummy, not the online websites.

The Indian Express quoted Justices Madan B Lokur and S A Bobde, who said “the judgment in question does not pertain to online rummy.” The justices said online rummy and other card games had yet to be subjected to any court orders questioning their legalities, so the “premature” petitions are not needed.