A high-level committee headed by the state government, headed by retired Madras High Court Judge Justice K. Chandru recommended banning online games. The Commission submitted its report to Minister MK Stalin on June 27.
Foreign Minister V. Irai Anbu held a meeting of top officials on Saturday to introduce a ban on online betting and gambling but will not introduce a strict ban on all online games. line. Instead, the government is planning to restrict and regulate games and limit the time spent on online games to one day or once a week. The amount spent on online games will also be limited.
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Why should online games be banned?
17 people have committed Suicide in the past three years due to online games. The committee established by the government issued a report that Online games have become an addiction in nature for the players and money lost in large amounts.
The Central Government is also in discussions with the states to introduce new laws or change existing laws to regulate the industry.
A Coalition government study fixed the number of online game players in the country at 400 million and it is expected to reach 700 million by 2025.
Several political parties in the state including Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) have lobbied heavily in the state to implement a state ban on online gaming.
However, sources in the government told IANS that if a total ban is implemented, it will lead to some legal battles, and so it is considering a regulation of the game and only allowing spend a limited amount of money in a fixed period of time. to play games online.
Source: IANS
