There are currently no federally approved Indian online casinos in the country. However, these laws were also drafted prior to the introduction of the internet in India in 1995.

That is how we have private physical casinos in Goa, Sikkim, and Daman, as well as public government lotteries in 13 states. Recognizing this shortcoming, the federal government has granted individual states the authority to draft their own laws.Īs a result, any Indian state may permit or prohibit gambling activities as it sees fit. Challenging the Status QuoĪs previously stated, the Public Gambling Act does not meet the modern-day requirements for regulating gambling activities. After all, the lack of an explicit law is not a loophole it is the law. It makes no mention of what happens when someone organizes, manages, or visits such a place and accepts, pays, or keeps track of money wagered in gambling games.Īs a result, despite the shortcomings of the Public Gambling Act, we can confidently state that online casinos in India are legal. It makes no mention of a “virtual” common gaming house, which is neither a walled enclosure, room, nor a location. As a result, the concept of “online casinos” as such has been excluded from its scope.

The Act, on the other hand, was drafted during the British Raj in the absence of the internet and was never amended.