The entertainment acts took a new recourse when an element
of chance was involved in them. Since time immemorial entertainment
modes including games and other gambling acts have occupied people.
While games on one hand require the exertion of certain degree of
skill, labour and effort to win; gambling on the other hand is
purely victory based on the contingency of occurrence of an event
devoid of any skill.
Regulation of gaming/ gambling
Being a subject matter of the State list, gaming and gambling
activities taking place within the territorial limits of a
particular state are governed under the respective State
legislations. While gambling is per se prohibited in
India except for the States of Sikkim and Goa, gaming is
permissible since they require exertion of mental or physical
faculties. Games coupled with stakes are permissible in the country
except for States such as Assam, Telangana, Odisha, etc. Online
games and gambling activities are regulated likewise
