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+{{htmlmetatags>metatag-description=(Online satta is illegal everywhere and every online real-money game has been banned across India since May 2026. Casinos remain in-person only in three states.)}}
+====== Is gambling legal in your state? (April 2026) ======
+{{ :social:auto:share-gambling-laws-state-by-state-india.png?direct&1200 |Is gambling legal in your state? (April 2026) — RTI Wiki}}
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+**Quick Reply:** Online satta is illegal everywhere and every online real-money game has been banned across India since May 2026. Casinos remain in-person only in three states.
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+**Short rule:** Online satta = illegal everywhere. Every online real-money game — skill or chance — has been banned nationwide since 1 May 2026. Casinos are in-person only, in three states.
+===== ❌ Online real-money gaming: banned nationwide =====
+Since **1 May 2026** the Online Gaming Act 2025 bans it in **every state**. **Tamil Nadu · Andhra Pradesh · Telangana** had already banned it under their own laws.
+===== ✅ Where casinos & lotteries are permitted =====
+  * **Casinos (in-person only):** Goa · Daman · Sikkim.
+  * **State lotteries:** Kerala · Punjab · Maharashtra · Goa · Sikkim · Mizoram · Nagaland · Manipur · MP · WB · Arunachal · Meghalaya · Assam.
+  * **Private lotteries:** illegal everywhere (Lotteries Regulation Act 1998).
+===== Everywhere else =====
+All online **real-money** games illegal · free-to-play and recognised e-sports allowed · offline casinos illegal.
+===== From 1 May 2026 =====
+Every online money game is **banned** — there is no register and no app can be licensed for real-money play. The Act's penalties fall on operators, advertisers and payment facilitators; it prescribes **no penalty for playing**.
+===== Whatever your state =====
+**Winnings = 30% tax** under §115BBJ — even on illegal apps. // **In trouble:** call **1930** · file at [[https://cybercrime.gov.in|cybercrime.gov.in]].//
+===== Read the full state map =====
+[[:gambling-laws-state-by-state-india|righttoinformation.wiki/gambling-laws-state-by-state-india]]
+----
+//RTI Wiki — citizen-first legal content. April 2026. **Forward when someone asks "is it legal in our state?"**//
+===== Why this matters for citizens =====
+Issues like this are common — every year lakhs of Indian citizens face the same hurdle. The core legal frameworks are the **Right to Information Act, 2005**, the **Information Technology Act, 2000** (for online matters), and the **Consumer Protection Act, 2019**. The enforcement bodies vary by issue but most start with a complaint to the relevant department PIO + a parallel CPGRAMS filing.
+===== Citizen action steps =====
+  - **Step 1** — file an RTI under §6 of the RTI Act 2005 to the relevant department PIO. Use [[https://righttoinformation.wiki/tools/ai-rti-draft-app.html|AI RTI Drafter]] for free.
+  - **Step 2** — parallel **CPGRAMS** complaint at pgportal.gov.in for service-delivery push.
+  - **Step 3** — if PIO refuses, **§19(1) First Appeal** in 30 days. Use [[https://righttoinformation.wiki/tools/first-appeal-app.html|First Appeal Builder]].
+  - **Step 4** — for fraud / criminal matters, **FIR at local police station** + **cybercrime portal** (cybercrime.gov.in) + **NCRP helpline 1930**.
+  - **Step 5** — for consumer issues, **Consumer Court** under Consumer Protection Act 2019 (e-filing at e-jagriti.gov.in).
+===== Citations and sources =====
+  * **Right to Information Act, 2005** — [[:act|full text]]
+  * **Bhagat Singh v. CIC** (Delhi HC, 2007) — procedural objections cannot defeat RTI
+  * **CPGRAMS** — pgportal.gov.in (DARPG)
+  * **Cybercrime portal** — cybercrime.gov.in
+  * **National Consumer Helpline** — 1915
+===== Related on RTI Wiki =====
+  * [[https://righttoinformation.wiki/tools/ai-rti-draft-app.html|AI RTI Drafter]]
+  * [[https://righttoinformation.wiki/tools/first-appeal-app.html|First Appeal Builder]]
+  * [[https://righttoinformation.wiki/tools/awaaz-rti.html|AwaazRTI (voice in 11 Indian languages)]]
+  * [[:cases|Case-law database (300+)]]
+  * [[:act|RTI Act, 2005]]
+{{tag>gambling legal state april}}