Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh moved from the standard prohibition model to an explicit online ban: the A.P. Gaming (Amendment) Act, 2020 extended the Andhra…
State guide →Why the Indian market is not uniform
Betting and gambling sit on the State List of the Indian Constitution, so each state writes its own gambling law. Most still build on the colonial-era Public Gambling Act, 1867; a few — Goa, Daman & Diu and Sikkim — license land-based casinos, while states such as Telangana and Andhra Pradesh prohibit nearly all real-money play. Court rulings on games of skill (notably rummy and horse-race betting) add another layer of divergence.
Federal law vs. state law
Since 1 May 2026 the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025 is in force nationwide: it prohibits online money games across India (regardless of older state-level permissions or licences), regulates e-sports and social gaming, and is enforced by the Online Gaming Authority of India. A historical regional licence therefore does not mean online betting is permitted today. Land-based gambling remains a state subject.
Culture, sport and payments differ too
Teen Patti dominates festive play in the north while Rummy has deep roots in the south; kabaddi and cricket command different audiences by region; and payment habits range from UPI-first metros to cash-heavy rural districts. Each state guide covers these dimensions with sources and a verification status.
States (28)
Arunachal Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh follows the prohibition framework of the Public Gambling Act, 1867 as extended to the state; it licenses no casinos or…
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Assam
Assam's Game and Betting Act, 1970 is among the stricter state laws: it prohibits betting on games and offers no general skill-game…
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Bihar
Bihar applies the Public Gambling Act, 1867 (as adapted): gaming houses are prohibited and no venues are licensed. Across every state and…
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Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh replaced the colonial framework with the Chhattisgarh Gambling (Prohibition) Act, 2022, a modern statute that expressly covers online gambling and increases…
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Goa
Goa is India's best-known casino jurisdiction. The Goa, Daman and Diu Public Gambling Act, 1976 departs from the national prohibition model and…
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Gujarat
Gujarat enforces the Gujarat Prevention of Gambling Act, 1887 strictly; its High Court treated poker as gambling rather than skill (2017), closing…
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Haryana
Haryana moved beyond the 1867 framework with the Haryana Prevention of Public Gambling Act, 2025, a modern statute aimed at gambling networks…
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Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh applies the Public Gambling Act, 1867 framework as adapted to the state; gaming houses are prohibited and no venues are…
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Jharkhand
Jharkhand operates under the Public Gambling Act, 1867 as in force in the state; no venues are licensed. Across every state and…
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Karnataka
Karnataka regulates through the Karnataka Police Act, 1963. A 2021 amendment outlawing online games for stakes was struck down by the Karnataka…
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Kerala
Kerala prohibits gaming houses under the Kerala Gaming Act, 1960, but is famous for the opposite kind of state gambling: Kerala State…
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Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh follows the prohibition framework (Public Gambling Act, 1867 as adapted by state law); gaming houses are prohibited, no venues licensed.…
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Maharashtra
Maharashtra runs on the prohibition model of the Bombay Prevention of Gambling Act, 1887. A Maharashtra Casinos (Control and Tax) Act was…
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Manipur
Manipur applies the prohibition framework of the Public Gambling Act, 1867 as extended; no venues are licensed. State lotteries have operated under…
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Meghalaya
Meghalaya is home to teer — licensed betting on traditional archery, regulated by the Meghalaya Regulation of the Game of Arrow Shooting…
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Mizoram
Mizoram follows the prohibition framework; church-anchored social norms make gambling a minimal public phenomenon, and no venues are licensed. Lottery schemes have…
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Nagaland
Nagaland built India's first skill-game licensing regime: the Nagaland Prohibition of Gambling and Promotion and Regulation of Online Games of Skill Act,…
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Odisha
The Odisha Prevention of Gambling Act, 1955 is one of the strictest state laws — it contains no skill-game exemption, so even…
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Punjab
Punjab applies the Public Gambling Act, 1867 framework; no casinos are licensed. The state has run lotteries under the Lotteries (Regulation) Act,…
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Rajasthan
Rajasthan — the home state of this platform — operates under the Rajasthan Public Gaming Ordinance, 1949: gaming houses are prohibited and…
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Sikkim
Sikkim is the only state apart from Goa with a working land-based casino regime: the Sikkim Casinos (Control and Tax) Act, 2002…
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Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu pairs its old Gaming Act, 1930 with one of India's most aggressive modern statutes: the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Online…
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Telangana
Telangana operates one of India's strictest regimes: the Telangana Gaming Act, 1974, as amended in 2017, prohibits gaming for stakes including online…
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Tripura
Tripura follows the Public Gambling Act, 1867 framework as adapted; no venues are licensed. State lotteries have operated under the 1998 framework.…
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Uttar Pradesh
India's most populous state applies the Public Gambling Act, 1867 (as adapted for U.P.): gaming houses are prohibited, there are no licensed…
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Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand applies the Public Gambling Act, 1867 framework; no venues are licensed. Across every state and union territory, online money games are…
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West Bengal
West Bengal's Gambling and Prize Competitions Act, 1957 is unusual: its definition of gambling expressly excludes games of cards like bridge, poker,…
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Andaman and Nicobar Islands
The Public Gambling Act, 1867 extends to the islands; no venues are licensed and there is no local gaming legislation of note.…
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Chandigarh
The union territory applies the Public Gambling Act, 1867; no venues are licensed. Across every state and union territory, online money games…
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Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
The merged UT inherits the Goa, Daman and Diu Public Gambling Act, 1976, which on its face allows licensed casinos in Daman…
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Delhi (NCT)
The National Capital Territory enforces the Delhi Public Gambling Act, 1955: gaming houses are prohibited and no venues are licensed. Licensed horse…
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Jammu and Kashmir
Following the 2019 reorganisation, central laws extend to the UT and the prohibition framework applies; no venues are licensed (historic local gambling…
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Ladakh
The 2019 reorganisation extended central laws to Ladakh; the prohibition framework applies and no venues are licensed. Across every state and union…
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Lakshadweep
The Public Gambling Act, 1867 framework extends to the islands; no venues are licensed. Across every state and union territory, online money…
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Puducherry
Puducherry applies the Public Gambling Act, 1867 framework; no casinos are licensed (periodic proposals to emulate Goa have not become law —…
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