1.1 Legal Basis
RummyChakra is classified as a Game of Skill, aligning with the Indian Supreme Court's ruling in State of Andhra Pradesh v. K. Satyanarayana (1968)：
"Rummy, on the other hand, requires certain amount of skill because the fall of the cards has to be memorised and the building up of Rummy requires considerable skill in holding and discarding cards. We cannot, therefore, say that the game of Rummy is a game of entire chance. It is mainly and preponderantly a game of skill. The chance in Rummy is of the same character as the chance in a deal at a game of bridge."
Further, the Supreme Court in 1996 also stated:
"A game of skill, on the other hand - although the element of chance necessarily cannot be entirely eliminated --is one in which success depends principally upon the superior knowledge, training, attention, experience and adroitness of the player. Golf, chess and even Rummy are considered to be games of skill. The Courts have reasoned that there are few games, if any, which consist purely of chance or skill, and as such a game of chance is one in which the element of chance predominates over the element of skill, and a game of skill is one in which the element of skill predominates over the element of chance. It is the dominant element --"skill" or "chance" -- which determines the character of the game."
The game complies with Section 12 of the Public Gambling Act, 1867, as outcomes are predominantly determined by player skill rather than chance.
"Rummy, on the other hand, requires certain amount of skill because the fall of the cards has to be memorised and the building up of Rummy requires considerable skill in holding and discarding cards. We cannot, therefore, say that the game of Rummy is a game of entire chance. It is mainly and preponderantly a game of skill. The chance in Rummy is of the same character as the chance in a deal at a game of bridge."
Further, the Supreme Court in 1996 also stated:
"A game of skill, on the other hand - although the element of chance necessarily cannot be entirely eliminated --is one in which success depends principally upon the superior knowledge, training, attention, experience and adroitness of the player. Golf, chess and even Rummy are considered to be games of skill. The Courts have reasoned that there are few games, if any, which consist purely of chance or skill, and as such a game of chance is one in which the element of chance predominates over the element of skill, and a game of skill is one in which the element of skill predominates over the element of chance. It is the dominant element --"skill" or "chance" -- which determines the character of the game."
The game complies with Section 12 of the Public Gambling Act, 1867, as outcomes are predominantly determined by player skill rather than chance.
1.2 Geographical Restrictions
Services are prohibited in the following Indian states (as of April 2025):
✓ Telangana
✓ Andhra Pradesh
✓ Assam
✓ Odisha
✓ Telangana
✓ Andhra Pradesh
✓ Assam
✓ Odisha