Kerala govt declares online rummy illegal

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The state government has issued a notification officially baning online rummy in Kerala. The notification has been issued amending the Kerala gaming act. The government which has changed the existing law, have also included online rummy based on money in the notification.

Earlier, a PIL has been filed in the Kerala high court asking to put regulations in the online rummy game. The high court sought the government’s reply on the plea filed by Pauly Vadaykan from Thrissur and the state government, in turn, said that it will issue a notification to regulate the game. The current notification was issued by the government in this background.