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nCORE GAMES’ VISHAL GONDAL GETS LEGAL NOTICES DUE TO TWEET

Six identical notices were filed by persons in New Delhi, Nainital, Solan, Chandigarh, Gwalior and Indore against Vishal Gondal for his tweet which apparently likened games like rummy to gambling. The notices were filed between 15-19 February, 2021. The persons, who seem to be online rummy players, filed notices which said that the tweet had caused harm to their reputation after it led to them being called ‘gamblers’ by people around them. The notices are similar in wording and argument, using the defamation law as a basis for their argument. The notices threaten Gondal with civil and criminal action. The veracity of the claims are yet to be determined.

KERALA GOES THROUGH WITH ONLINE RUMMY BAN

As of 27 February, 2021, online rummy is now banned in Kerala. Online rummy is illegal in Kerala, which means that the state government can now go after those individuals who play online rummy. It also means that those who continue to play online rummy in Kerala will not be able to approach the law for help in the event of a fraud. The process of banning online rummy in Kerala began when the courts asked the government for a response on a public interest litigation by Pauly Vadakkan, a film-maker, who claimed that online rummy sites were making the youth of the state wayward. Several high profile celebrities including cricketer Virat Kohli and actress Tamannaah Bhatia received notices for promoting rummy apps which are allegedly influencing the youth in a harmful way. The Kerala Gaming Act of 1960 was amended in order to finalise the ban.