Why we need to look beyond GST while regulating online gaming

The pandemic saw a huge spurt in the popularity of online games. While some of them are games of chance, many are games of skill. This includes crossword puzzles, bridge, rummy, poker, scrabble and other games that require application of mind and an element of skill. The law has always frowned upon gambling and the Supreme Court has held it to be res extra commercium. At the same time, courts have…