Playing Online Rummy is Legal in India?
Rummy is a skill based game wherein players attempt to improve the hand that has been dealt to them at the beginning of the game. This is achieved by either picking up cards from a the stock or by picking up a cards discarded by their opponents. The Supreme Court, in a 1968 ruling, stated that rummy, being a game of skill, is legal as it requires picking and discarding of cards, which in turn requires intellect as well as the ability to memorize the cards that the other opponents are discarding and choose the ones that will help the player to win, while also calculating one’s odds to win. It is protected under the Constitution of India - Article 19[1](g) and is considered a business activity. The Supreme Court of India, in 1996, has also stated that ● competition where chances of success depends on significant degree of skill is not considered as ‘gambling’ and ● despite the fact that ther...