In a matter of legal challenge for the government as A23 reaches Karnataka high court against the online gaming act.
Bengaluru: In a significant turn of events after the government of India banned real-money gaming apps, A23, an online gaming company in India has moved to the Karnataka high court, challenging the government’s ban on online money-based games. For those unversed, the Modi government had passed the Online gaming act, banning the online games which ban real-money gaming. Notably, this is the first case against a law banned the popular apps like Pokerbaazi, Dream 11 and A23 games.
What has A23 gaming said in its petition to Karnataka High Court?
A23, which offers rummy and poker games, said in its petition to the Karnataka High Court that, “criminalises the legitimate business of playing online games of skill, which would result in the closure of various gaming companies overnight”.
A23 has requested in its petition that the central law should be declared unconstitutional when applied to games of skill such as rummy and poker.
Story highlights:
- A23, an online gaming company in India has moved to the Karnataka high court.
- It has requested to declared the recent law unconstitutional .
- On the other hand, Dream11 had refused to take the matter to court.
- Notably, the Modi government has passed the Online Gaming Act, banning the real money games.
How is Dream11 reacting to online gaming ban?
Popular fantasy app, Dream11 had refused to take the matter to court and has said that it will focus on other sectors.
“I think the government has made it clear that they don’t want this right now. I don’t want to live in the past. We want to focus entirely on the future and not fight with the government on something that they don’t want,” Moneycontrol quoted Harsh Jain as saying.
“95 per cent of Dream11’s revenues have disappeared overnight, and 100 per cent of our profits…,” Jain added.
