All you need to know about Gambling Law - Krida Legal
Krida Legal-Assuring legal empowerment on gambling laws The Public Gambling Act 1867 which was enforced before independence and governed gambling and betting activities in India constitutes the Gambling Laws India . These were adopted post-independence in the Constitution of India. The Seventh Schedule, List II (State List) of the constitution vests the power to the state governments to create laws regarding gambling and betting activities for their respective states. Enlisted under Entry 62 of the State List is the authority to create specialized taxation laws on betting and gambling as elaborated by a legal expert at Krida Legal . Various state laws enacted with the intention of dealing with gambling and betting activities are West Bengal Gambling and Prize Competition Act, 1957, Bombay Prevention of Gambling Act, 1887, Punjab Public Gambling Act, 1961, Kerala Gambling Act, 1960, Goa, Daman and Diu Public Gambling Act, 1976 etc. Various states such as Goa and Sikkim have le...