With reference to online gaming, consider the following statements: Goa and Sikkim prohibit any sort of gambling, betting or wagering on games of chance. E-sports were earlier played privately or on consoles in video game shops but are now played online in an organised way. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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[A] 1 only

[B] 2 only

[C] Both 1 and 2

[D] Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: B

Notes:

Statement 1 is incorrect: These states allow betting and gambling on games of chance.
Statement 2 is correct: E-sports are the video games which, in the 1990s, were played privately or on consoles in video game shops but are now played online in an organised way between professional players, individually or as teams

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