Gambling Should Be Legalised In India

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Currently, gambling and betting are legal only in a few places in India such as Goa, Daman, and Sikkim. Now the LCI wants it to be legalized everywhere in India. It has urged that the Parliament should make a law for regulating gambling and betting that may be adopted by the other states. RE: Gambling or Betting should be legalized in India -Rajani Sharma (01/07/14) For:. Gambling or Betting should be legalized in India, as it can be a good source of revenue for government. It can be evident from this example- Kerala State Lotteries, which has recorded profits of Rs. 681 crores, for the year 2012-13.

Gambling and Sports Betting to be legalized in India: Law Commission Report

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GAMBLING AND SPORTS

Legalizing betting on sports in the wake of the IPL 2013 betting and spot-fixing scandal, the Law Commission opened on Tuesday a 30-day window to solicit the views of citizens on betting as well as gambling. If legalised, should foreign betting and gambling companies be allowed to have a foothold in the country,' it has asked. Related news West Bengal State Lottery: 'Dear Bangasree Damodar' lottery.

CURRENT SITUATION:
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    1. Gambling in our country is governed by the Public Gambling Act, 1867.
    2. The Public Gambling Act, 1867 was passed during British rule.
    3. This act makes gambling or betting activities, illegal in our country.
    4. There is huge, illegal, unregulated gambling market is prevailing in our Country.
    5. The illegal betting market in India is worth $150 billion (Rs 9.9 lakh crore) a year.
    6. Out of $150 billion around $200 million bet on every one-day international played by the Indian cricket team, this information is given by Doha-based International Centre for Sports Security, this organization promotes integrity and security in sports.
    7. In 2011, the International Cricket Council (ICC) also recommended the legal framework for cricket betting in our Country to clean up Cricket.
    8. Justice Lodha Committee also recommended that betting in cricket should be legalised, though match-fixing should be a crime.
    9. Horse Race betting in our country is legal and also comes under the Goods and Service Tax act. There is GST of 28% on Horse Race Betting.
    10. Countries like Australia, Canada, few states of USA, China etc. allow sports betting. Moreover, these countries use the revenue generated from betting in developing sports infrastructure and tourism. Countries like China and USA use such revenue in Elite sports.

276th Law Commission Report

    1. 276th Law Commission Report was formulated in furtherance of a Supreme Court, where Court had mandated the Law Commission to study the possibility of legalising betting in India.
    2. Committee said that a complete ban has not been returning the desired results and also with the advent of online gambling it has become extremely challenging to monitor or curb these activities and therefore it is recommended the legalisation of regulated betting and gambling activities.
    3. LCR recommended that by regulating and taxing betting and gambling the revenue generated can be good source of revenue. Also, it will curb underworld control on illegal betting and gambling.
    4. LCR also recommended that regulating of gambling and betting would enable the Government to effectively curb the menace off black-money generation through illegal gambling.
    5. LCR also said Parliament or State legislature if proceed in direction of regulating betting or gambling, then regulated gambling would ensure detection of fraud and money laundering, etc. Parliament or state legislature may exercise its power given under article 249 or 252.
    6. LCR also recommended that Other skill-centric should be exempted from the prohibition.
    7. LCR also recommended that Gambling and betting should be offered only through India licensed operator from India possessing valid licenses granted by the game licensing authority.
    8. LCR also recommended that Gambling to be categorized into Proper Gambling and Small Gambling.
    9. LCR also recommended that All transactions to be linked to Aadhaar Card/ PAN card.
    10. LCR also recommended that no pornographic content on websites advertising gambling.
    11. LCR also recommended that Transaction between operators and participants indulging in these activities should mandatorily be made ‘cashless’. This would enable appropriate authority to keep a close eye on every single transaction so made.
    12. LCR also recommended that Income derived to be taxable under Income Tax Act and Goods and Service Tax.
    13. LCR also recommended that there should be an encouragement of FDI in the gambling industry especially in the states decide to permit casinos, propelling the growth of the tourism an hospitality industries.

AMENDMENT TO BE REQUIRED IN VARIOUS ACTS FOR RECOMMENDATION SUGGESTED:

  1. Amendment in Indian Contract Act, 1872 to allow legal transaction with licensed gambling operators.
  2. Amendment in National Sports Development Code of India.
  3. Amendment in The Public Gambling Act, 1867.

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CONSEQUENCES

  • Legalisation will lead to amassing money illicitly bu a handful of game operators, thereby pushing the innocent masses to hands of poverty.
  • Most of the people in our country consider Gambling and betting as immoral. But legalisation would lead to involving large masses of people into it.
  • The future generation will be involved in unethical practices.
  • Our country’s socio-economic and cultural circumstances are not developed to accept legalised gambling activities.
  • It will be difficult to regulate gambling in such a big country. Already there is hue and cry related to women, child, poverty etc.
  • People who do not have any awareness will also get involved in such practices leading to wrong path and poverty.
  • More cases involving fraud etc. leading to over-burdening on Judiciary and Executive agencies.

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Should betting and gambling be legalised in India? The Law Commission wants to know.

The panel, which advises the government on complex legal issues, also wants to know whether legalising betting and gambling will help in curbing illegal activities in the country.

Will licencing such activities help the government earn substantial revenue and generate employment, it seeks to know.

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Also, the commission has asked the general public to tell how far will legalising betting and gambling be “morally correct” in the Indian circumstances.

“What could be the possible model by which people engaging in such activities can be safeguarded against bankruptcy? If legalised, should foreign betting and gambling companies be allowed to have a foothold in the country,” it has asked.

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While hearing the BCCI Vs Cricket Association of Bihar case, the Supreme Court had mandated the Law Commission in 2016 to study the possibility of legalising betting in India.

“While considering the issue, the Commission discerned that gambling is also a subject which is very closely associated with betting. While considering legalisation of betting, leaving aside gambling may render the whole exercise futile,” panel chairman Justice B S Chauhan (retd) wrote in his appeal seeking public views on the issue.

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Justice Chauhan was in London in February to attend a conference on gambling, lottery and betting.

He had asked regulators of countries where gambling and betting are legal to send inputs for the Commission to study.

If at all a law comes up, it would require amending a few statutes like the Indian Contract Act.

( Source – PTI )