- The Karnataka legislative assembly passed a bill to amend the Karnataka Police Act, 1963 to ban all forms of gambling in the state, including online gambling.
- The Karnataka Police (Amendment) Bill, 2021 was introduced by Home Minister AragaJnanendra and was passed amid the opposition’s scepticism of police’s capabilities in tackling new forms of gambling.
- The amended law prescribes a three-year jail term for gambling instead of one year and a fine of up to ?1 lakh. The law exempts only bets on horse races from the purview of gambling.