Karnataka MP Demands Ban Online Rummy

Karnataka BJP MP K C Ram꧒amurthy demanded a ban on 'online rummy' in Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, stating that youths are getting addicted to the game and resorting to crimes after losing money playing𝐆 the game.

He raised the issue in Rajya Sabha as a special mention, saying that online rummy is gaining popularity due to endorsements by celebrities like M.S. Dhoni and varioꦛus actors.

Ramamurthy quoted from a KPMG report that the online real gaming industry in India is about Rs. 2,200 crore and is growing at the rate of 1𝔍3% annually. The market is estimated to reach Rs. 12000 crore by 2023.

"I do not s🐬ee any industry that can grow at this pace in the world. This clearly indicates the rapidity with which online real money gaming, which incluꦯdes online rummy, is spreading," he said.

As per a in Deccan Herald, Ramamurthy said that youths are getting involved in criminal activities to carry on with the addiction of online rummy, which cr🧔eates worry among parents, as well. He said that the game ruins families as "gamibling and betting money through rummy in the greed of getting more is not skill."

"It is unfortunate that many have become addicts. The online rummy is rapidly spreading its tentacles by lurin♒g all sections, more particularly youth, with attractive advertisements and promotions assuring lucrative returns which are totally false," he said.

The Karnataka government recently announced that it is considering plans to regulate the rapidly growing onli🥀ne🍃 gambling industry.

Even the Andhra Pradesh government is✅ seriously considering taking measures against online rummy with a full ban 𝐆on the game rumoured to be the ultimate aim.