Key Takeaways
- On August 12, the Indian Supreme Court began hearing the case which may result in poker being exempted from the country’s existing gambling laws.
- Lawyers for the Mahalakshmi Cultural Association presented arguments that Rummy was a game with a preponderant degree of skill and therefore excluded from the prohibitions against gambling games in current gaming laws.
- If Justices Madan Lokur and SA Bobde accept the arguments, then poker, which is accepted to have an even higher level of skill, will be exempt from the laws too.
- The court’s final judgment could follow in as little as a few days.
On August 12, the Indian Supreme Court began hearing the case which may result in poker being exempted from the country’s existing gambling laws.
