We missed this earlier. The Union Minister of State for Finance, Pon Radhakrishnan, said that betting and gambling came under the Entry 34 (Betting and Gambling) of List II of the Seventh Schedule of the Indian Constitution. He added that state governments were competent to enact laws related to this issue. This was in response to a series of questions, asked by Telangana Rashtriya Samiti (TRS) MP AP Jithender Reddy, about the legality of fantasy sports and online gaming in India, reports Glaws. Reddy asked: If the central government had a proposal to regulate fantasy sports The number of fantasy sports cases pending in consumer courts (not answered) Whether fantasy sports is a “game of skill” or gambling/betting or ‘gambling and betting’ under the state list (List II of the Seventh Schedule) of the Indian constitution If the central government…
