Karnataka High Court Rules Poker as a Game of Skill, Quashes FIR Against Gaming Club

The Karnataka High Court has reaffirmed that poker is a game of skill, leading to the quashing of an FIR against D.M. Gaming Pvt. Ltd., a recreational gaming club in Bengaluru. Justice M. Nagaprasanna delivered the judgment

Poker & Rummy Are Games Of Skill, Not Gambling: Allahabad HC Orders Reconsideration Of Gaming License

The Allahabad High Court has held that Poker (card game) and Rummy are absolutely games of skill and not gambling.

A Game-Changer For India’s RMG Industry: Allahabad High Court’s Landmark Ruling Declares Poker & Rummy as Games of Skill

In a landmark judgment set to reverberate through the Indian gaming industry, the Allahabad High Court has definitively declared poker and rummy games of skill, not gambling.

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Poker and Rummy are games of skill, not gambling: Allahabad High Court

DM Gaming Private Limited had filed a petition under Article 226 of the Constitution, challenging the order issued by the Deputy Commissioner of Police, City Commissionerate of Agra, on January 24, 2024, which denied the company permission to operate poker and rummy as a gaming unit.

Allahabad HC directs authorities to pass reasoned order in application for permission to run a gaming unit

The Court noted that as gambling is prohibited, permission was denied without going into the aspect that card games i.e. poker and rummy are absolutely a game of skill and not gambling.

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