: Why a new gambling law in Meghalaya has been met with fierce resistance #IndiaNEWS The state government’s move to legalise and regulate certain forms of gambling in Meghalaya has been met with fierce

Why a new gambling law in Meghalaya has been met with fierce resistance #IndiaNEWS
The state government’s move to legalise and regulate certain forms of gambling in Meghalaya has been met with fierce resistance. The government argues opening casinos would boost tourism, which is facing competition from other North Eastern states, and earn revenue. This has not gone down well in predominantly Christian Meghalaya, where public opinion is often shaped by powerful tribal organisations such as the Hynniewtrep Youth Council as well as by church groups.Trouble started when the government passed the Meghalaya Regulation of Gaming Act in 2021, which appeared to reverse the state’s decades-old ban on most forms of gambling. Opposition parties, including the Trinamool Congress, joined the Hynniewtrep Youth Council and various church groups in demanding the repeal of the new law.“We are opposing the act from the religious and morality point of view,??? said Hynniewtrep Youth Council general secretary Roy Kupar Synrem. “Meghalaya being a Christian state, we don’t want activities like casinos and gambling. The youths will be addicted to gambling and we don’t want those kinds of activities and environment in the state.???Given the opposition, the government seemed to pull the brakes on implementing the law. A fresh furore broke out last month when the government told the state assembly that temporary licences had been issued...Read more

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