Gaming Amendment Bill gets through Telangana’s legislative council

The bill that will convert Telangana’s gaming ordinances is one step away from being an act.

On Tuesday, GLaws.in reported that the state’s legislative council passed the Telangana Gaming (Amendment) Bill, 2017.

According to the report, the bill already sailed through the lower house last Nov. 13, after receiving the support of all major political parties to ban online gambling in the state.

The Gaming Amendment Bill addresses the short life span of Telangana’s gaming decrees. If you recall, the Indian state issued two ordinances several months ago to amend the Telangana’s Gaming Act of 1974. The first, called the Telangana State Gaming (Amendment) Ordinance, 2017, added a new definition for “cyber space” in the gaming legislation to make betting and gambling through the internet illegal.