“We have banned Gotka, but did people stop chewing?

Shark Tank India Anupam Mittal has criticized a ban on real games in India as the “ethical police that she wears as a policy”, warning that it may cost billions of government in tax revenues while pushing users towards black markets.

In a post on LinkedIn, MITTAL criticized this step to Outlaw Money Money, and compared them with an ineffective ban on products like Gutka. “We have banned Gotka, but did people stop chewing?” He asked, before determining the enormous economic footprint in the industry.

Metal claimed that the sector has achieved 27,000 rupees in commodity and services tax, and more than 10,000 rupees in advertising revenues, and provided “thousands of livelihoods in skill games”. He said that addiction and financial harm, although it is real, is not sufficient for a full ban. “Do we prohibit alcohol because some people become alcoholists? Do we prohibit shares trading because some blow their savings?” books.

According to MITTAL, the ban tends to reverse results: “The government loses revenues. Users lose protection. Win black markets.” He cited an illegal game market of $ 8.3 as evidence of risks.

In the short term, he said that politics “feels as if we were shooting ourselves in the foot.” While adhering to the hope that electronic sports and skills -based platforms will benefit Metal, Metal questioned the intention behind the campaign. “Let’s be honest,” books, “now it seems like an ethical police in a policy.

He ended on charges of overcoming the government: “I hope we will not try to get rid of China.”