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ARTICLE · 09 DECEMBER 2016

Legal Gambling: Where Skill Wins Over Dice And Chance

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This has made Sikkim the second state to facilitate gambling after Goa. It has become a great tourist attraction

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Vegas as a pilgrimage of Gambling seems to have overflowed... Gambling is today a prevalent activity not only in the West but also in India. One of the major tourist attractions in Goa is popularly known to be gambling upon oceanic waters in the middle of nowhere!! In the recent times gambling has become a talk in the legal fraternity as well. With so many recent judgements depicting a collective opinion of the society towards segregating illegal gambling from its legal forms and protecting games like Rummy and others we review the laws related to gambling in different states in India.

Gone are the days when the society considered gambling and betting as a taboo. In today's modern times gambling is a major tourist attraction. However, on a cautious note, any practice in the society, whether good or bad, if not regulated by the State will soon find itself spiraling down towards becoming a taboo. Gambling is no exception to this. Gambling is the

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