The Telangana Gaming Act, 1974
The Telangana Gaming Act, 1974
The Telangana Gaming Act, 1974 strictly prohibits and penalizes unauthorized gambling, betting, and wagering across the State of Telangana. It regulates physical gaming houses, public betting, animal fighting, and online gambling platforms involving games of chance or stake-based games. The law applies to anyone residing in or operating within Telangana, including individual players, venue managers, clubs, and corporate directors who facilitate or profit from illegal gambling activities. This legislation matters because it aims to prevent financial ruin, organized crime, and societal harm caused by unmonitored betting, empowering police to arrest offenders without warrants and seize illicit funds.
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Penalty
- 3A. Offences by companies
- 4. Penalty for being found gaming in a common gaming house
- 5. Offences are cognizable and non-bailable.
- 6. Instruments of gaming found in a place entered or searched to be evidence that the place is common gaming house.
- 7. Provisions of sections 4 and 6 not to apply in certain cases.
- 8. Instruments of gaming, etc., found in a common gaming house may be ordered to be destroyed or forfeited on conviction.
- 9. Penalty for gaming or setting birds or animals to fight in a public street or place.
- 10. Power to arrest without warrant for gaming or setting birds or animals to fight in public street or place and to seize moneys, instruments of gaming birds and animals.
- 11. Presumptive proof of gaming.
- 12. Instruments of gaming etc., found in public street or place may be ordered to be destroyed or forfeited on conviction.
- 13. Indemnification of persons concerned who are examined as witnesses.
- 14. Payments of portion of fine to informants.
- 15. Power to remove difficulties.
- 15-A. Over riding effect.
- 16. Power to make rules.
- 17. Repeals and Savings.
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