The Law Comparator

Select two states — optionally a third — to see how their gambling-law frameworks compare across six fixed criteria. All values are drawn from the same underlying reference table, shown in full below the tool.

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Criterion	Tamil Nadu	Goa

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All six states, all six criteria
Criterion	Goa	Sikkim	Nagaland	Daman & Diu	Tamil Nadu	Telangana
Base statute	Public Gambling Act, 1867 (as amended for the state)	Not applied in the same form; own framework — verify	1867 framework plus a distinct state statute — verify	1867 Act as extended for the Union Territory — verify	1867 framework plus prohibition-focused legislation — verify	1867 framework plus the Telangana Gaming Act, 1974 as amended — verify
Key state amendment	Goa, Daman and Diu Public Gambling Act, 1976 and later amendments — verify	Sikkim Casino Games (Control and Tax) Act, 2002 — verify	Nagaland Prohibition of Gambling and Promotion and Regulation of Online Games of Skill Act, 2015 — verify	Historically aligned with Goa, Daman and Diu framework — verify	Tamil Nadu Gaming Act and later amendments/ordinances — verify	Telangana Gaming (Amendment) Act, 2017 — verify
Casino status	Licensed casino operation permitted, subject to conditions — verify	Licensed casinos permitted under dedicated state law — verify	Not the focus of the 2015 framework — verify	Historically limited permissions in specific circumstances — verify	No licensed casino regime — verify	No licensed casino regime — verify
Skill-gaming status	Treated separately from chance-based prohibitions — verify	Separately licensed online regime has existed — verify	State licensing regime for specified games of skill — verify	Not separately codified in the same manner — verify	Specific online formats restricted regardless of skill classification — verify	Amendment narrows traditional skill-game exemptions online — verify
Regulator	State Home Department / designated authority — verify	State Finance/Excise or designated gaming authority — verify	State-designated licensing authority — verify	Union Territory administration — verify	State Home Department — verify	State Police / Home Department — verify
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