Members drew support for their argument from sources as varied as the apocryphal sufferings of the Pandavas to the ideals of Mahatma Gandhi. The question of whether the state should permit businesses relating to betting and gambling was hotly debated in the Constituent Assembly Debates, with several members opposing constitutional sanction to betting and gambling activities. 43.8 billion in FY 18 and expected to grow to Rs. Regardless of this cautionary tale, the online gaming market in India has taken off in India with revenues reaching Rs. Indian mythology suggests that playing and losing at a game of dice led to the Pandava brothers, their wife and mother being sent to exile.