The centre also said it would need to be determined whether sites were operating games of skill or games of chanceResponding to a Delhi High Court order in an ongoing petition to block online gaming sites in India, the government has claimed that such a blockade would be technically unfeasible.

The Delhi High Court had urged the central government and the Delhi state government to assess the petitioners’ demands to block gaming sites on the basis of skill or chance.

The petitioners Avinash Mehrotra and Deepti Bhagat had claimed that gaming and gambling websites are encouraging people to spend income on games of chance.

In a Business Standard report, the central government submitted an affidavit before a bench of chief justice DN Patel and justice C Hari Shankar telling the court that blocking online gaming sites such as card games is not technically feasible.

The Delhi government, on the other hand, said it can only take action for gambling activities happening offline in Delhi as well as any online gaming sites that are hosted in Delhi. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1575201605.3381746/Blocking-Online-Gaming-Sites-In-India-Not-Technically-Feasible,-Says-Centre?ref=audio_experience