The petitions challenged the court’s May 27, 2026, judgment in State of Tamil Nadu v. Junglee Games India, which supported Tamil Nadu and Karnataka’s bans on staking money on online games and overturned earlier High Court decisions in the operators’ favor. The companies had argued that games of skill are legally separate from games of chance and fall outside state powers. In May, the bench said betting on skill games threatened public order and health, citing addiction and reported suicides.
Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice R. Mahadevan stated:
“We have carefully gone through the review petitions and the connected papers. We find no merit in the review petitions, and the same are, accordingly, dismissed.”
However, even a win would not have let Junglee resume operations, as the national Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act 2025 already prohibits real-money gaming in India. A constitutional challenge to that law, led by Head Digital Works v. Union of India, is still pending before the Supreme Court.
Flutter, which owns 95% of Junglee after paying more than $200 million for its stake, suspended the business in August 2025 and cut 350 jobs.
