Nagaland awards fifth online skills games license to Pokerbaazi

Amid debates over regulating gambling activities in India, the government of Nagaland has approved yet another online poker website.

Baazi Networks Pvt. Ltd., which operates online poker website PokerBaazi.com, received a license to operate online poker games from the Nagaland government, GLaws.in reported.

This is the fifth license issued under the Nagaland Prohibition of Gambling and Promotion and Regulation of Games of Skill Rules, 2016 and the Nagaland Prohibition of Gambling and Promotion and Regulation of Online Games of Skill Rules, 2016. The Nagaland Rules and Act legally allow online skill games to be played with stakes or real money across the country, unless other states pass a legislative or executive order outlawing the games.

Aside from PokerBaazi, four other websites have received a license from the Nagaland government—Khelo365, Pokabunga, Pokerhigh and Club Empire.