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A court hearing slated for January could provide true clarity about the legality of online poker sites in India and whether or not the game is gambling.
According to a report from Scroll.in, the Delhi High Court will discuss the country’s fledgling online poker industry that includes more than two dozen sites. Whatever it decides would be binding and set legal precedent for the entire country.
Thanks to a ruling last month regarding rummy for real money, operators of online poker sites have become more confident with their businesses and are starting to market more aggressively.
It has been estimated that as many as 500,000 people in India play online poker for real money, which creates a market worth roughly the equivalent of $214 million USD. The market could triple in the near future if the game is completely approved by the government, one operator told Scroll.in.
Poker is already considered a game of skill in some parts of India.
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