Gaming law refers to all legal aspects pertaining to gaming. The coming of the online environment and online gambling and gaming has given rise to various legal aspects. Different countries and national jurisdictions have had different national legislation impacting traditional gambling and gaming.
However the advent of the internet and online gambling and gaming has ensured that the traditional laws on the subject are being challenged, given the fact that Internet has made geography history and that it is now possible to indulge in gaming and gambling over computer networks, spread over different jurisdictions.
As such, it therefore becomes important that online gaming or online gambling needs to be looked as a different category altogether. In this context, it is therefore essential to understand the nuances and scope of gaming law in general at the level of the world and in particular in relation to India.
This website aims to provide a collation of various legal issues, legislation and aspects pertaining to gaming and gambling in the online environment, with specific focus on India.