KOCHI: The state government has informed the high court that it will issue a notification banning the online rummy game within two weeks. The government is gearing to make necessary amendments in the Kerala games act for this purpose. The government has made its stand clear while the high court was hearing the case on the PIL submitted by Thrissur native.

The state government told the high court that online rummy is a serious issue. The petitioner in his plea has said that according to Kerala Gaming Act, gambling is a punishable offence but there are provisions to regulate or ban online rummy under the law. Therefore it should be banned.