Skill Over Chance in the Legal Spotlight – Why Poker and Rummy Aren’t Gambling, Says Allahabad HC
The landmark ruling of the Hon’ble Allahabad High Court has recently clarified the legal status of recreational gaming activities such as poker and rummy. While holding that such games are, by and large, games of skill , it has provided clarity on an area which has been subject to much scope for distortion due to legal confusion and misunderstandings. This is a judgment with momentous repercussions for the gaming world, online gaming sites, and gamers across the country. The Case that Sparked the Debate The judgment was made in the case of M/s DM Gaming Pvt. Ltd. v. State of Uttar Pradesh , ( https://iprmentlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/poker-559520.pdf ) in which the petitioners sought the permission of the Court to operate a gaming unit that would regulate poker and rummy. The petition, according to the court, was filed afterwards when local authorities denied permission upon arguing that such activities fell into the definitional category of gambl...