Indian Supreme Court to Rule on Legality of Poker Indian Supreme Court to Rule on Legality of Poker
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Key Takeaways
  • Poker players in India are currently awaiting a ruling by the Supreme Court which could determine the legality of poker.
  • The case about the game rummy will also apply to poker.
  • A Supreme Court judgment in 1996 confirmed that games of skill are not legally included as gambling.
  • In the Autumn of last year, the High Court Karnataka ruled that “in respect of the game of poker, if played as a game of skill, a licence is not required.”

Poker players in India are currently awaiting a ruling by the Supreme Court which could determine the legality of poker.