New Delhi, June 3 -- The Madras High Court on Tuesday upheld the Tamil Nadu government's regulations for playing online real money games, including imposing a night ban and mandating Aadhaar-based KYC verification.

According to a LiveLaw report, a bench of Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice K Rajasekar dismissed the petitions filed by a group of online gaming companies and players.

The bench said that apart from a paternalistic point, the state government had gone one step further to protect the health and well-being of its citizens, which was a reasonable restriction.

The petitions had challenged the regulations brought in by the Tamil Nadu Gaming Authority, making KYC verification mandatory for playing online real money games. It had...