Plea against online gaming norms: TN, centre asked to file reply by March 21

CHENNAI: The Madras High Court on Wednesday directed the centre and the TN government to file counter-affidavits to the petitions challenging the online gaming regulations notified recently by the state government by March 21.

A division bench of Justices SM Subramaniam and K Rajasekar issued the direction when the petitions filed by the online gaming companies seeking to quash the new regulations introduced by Tamil Nadu Online Gaming Authority’s (TNOGA) to restrict and regulate the use of real money games (RMGs) came up for hearing.