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A senior advocate A.P.Suryaprakasam from Chennai has filed a plea in the Madras High Court seeking a ban on Online Gambling, and the arrest, prosecution of those running these sites and the famous personalities who endorse them.

The plea points out that gambling is a criminal offense in India and that there has been a recent spurt in suicides among youth in Tamil Nadu after they suffered heavy losses in online gambling.

The matter is likely to be taken up for hearing on Tuesday or Wednesday.

The petitioner compares Online gambling to the blue whale challenge game that led to many youths ending their lives, calling it a menace to society. “Youngsters are being hooked to this online gambling addiction by the organizers by providing huge cash bonuses to anyone.