Taliban authorities have barred chess across Afghanistan until further notice over concerns it is a source of gambling, which is illegal under the government’s morality law, a sports official said on Sunday.

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    21 hours ago

    People will gamble whether it is legal or not much like drugs, alcohol, guns etc. You either drag as much of it into the light as possibke and regulate it or you just hope whatever is in the dark is “okay”.

    Personally I am more in favor of the regulation than the hope.