Nagaland recently made history in India as the first state to have an online skill games legislation.

GLaw.in reported that Nagaland Gov. PB Acharya has already given his assent to the Nagaland Prohibition of Gambling and Promotion of Online Games of Skill Bill, 2015, on April 7. No longer a bill, the Act just need to be published in the Official Gazette, after which the government will start drafting regulations and licensing details—a process that is expected to take at least two or three more months.

The Online Skills Games Bill was passed by the Nagaland Legislative Assembly back in March, almost nine months after it was introduced by Chief Minister TR Zeilang.

It is the first legislation in the country that addresses the issue of games of skill such as poker, rummy and fantasy sports. The bill specifically defines gambling s “wagering or betting on games of chance” while exempting games “where there is preponderance of skill over chance.”