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Centre Releases Draft Online Gaming Rules, Proposes New Regulator: Key Takeaways
The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming (PROG) Act, 2025, bans real money gaming platforms such as online poker, rummy and fantasy sports.
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Rajiv Shukla Gives Big Update On Team India's Jersey Sponsors: "Will Be Finalised In..."
Team India is without a shirt sponsor in the ongoing Asia Cup after the BCCI's deal with Dream11 was cut short, following the enactment of the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill.
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IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw Said to Have Met Real Money Gaming Firms to Discuss Transition After Ban
IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and government officials reportedly met representatives from firms impacted by the new Online Gaming Bill on Monday. The minister held discussions with the firms over "orderly transition" and compliance with the ban on real money games.
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Online Money Games Ban Faces First Legal Challenge From Rummy, Poker Games Firm A23
In a court filing at the High Court of Karnataka in southwestern India, A23, which offers rummy and poker games, said the law "criminalises the legitimate business of playing online games of skill, which would result in the closure of various gaming companies overnight".
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India Faces First Legal Challenge Against Online Money Games Ban: Report
Gaming company A23 has challenged the government's ban on online money-based games, a legal filing shows, in the first case against a law that led to the sudden shutdown of popular contests and has thrown the industry's future into doubt.
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Indian Game Developers and Publishers Announce Industry Body After Parliament Passes Online Gaming Bill
A number of Indian game developers and publishers announced an independent industry body on Tuesday. The Indian Game Publishers and Developers Association, launched after the Online Gaming Bill was passed in the Parliament, is also seeking a partnership with the Government of Maharashtra.
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Exclusive: Big Names In Queue For Team India's Title Sponsorship Ahead Of Asia Cup 2025 - Sources
Two companies have shown interest in becoming Indian cricket team's title sponsor following Dream11's exit, a source revealed.
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Dream11 Backs Out As Team India's Title Sponsor Ahead Of Asia Cup: Sources
Fantasy sports platform Dream11 will no longer sponsor the Indian men's cricket team, sources told NDTV.
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Online Gaming Bill 2025: Real Money Gaming Platforms Reportedly Wind Down Some Online Games
The Online Gaming Bill, 2025 was recently passed by Parliament, and real money gaming platforms like Dream11 and MPL have reportedly begun to halt their RMG-related operations in the country. While users may still have access to games not requiring money deposits, thanks to the new law that prohibits online money gaming services but allowse-sports ...
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Parliament Passes Online Gaming Bill to Ban All Forms of Real Money Games
The Online Gaming bill, piloted by Minister of Electronics and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw, was approved by the Upper House after rejecting amendments moved by Opposition members. The bill was passed by the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.
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Online Gaming Bill Clears Parliament Amid Huge Protests By Opposition
A bill to ban the operation, facilitation and advertising of online games played with money was cleared by Parliament on Friday, amid intense protests by the Opposition.
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Opinion | Addiction, Laundering, Suicides: Why Real-Money Gaming Had To Go
The new gaming bill will effectively curb the predatory practices that have characterised much of India's online gaming sector. By severing the financial infrastructure supporting real-money games, it addresses addiction at its source.
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I Am A Gamer. Does The Ban On Gaming Apps Affect Me?
The bill passed in Lok Sabha on online gaming apps involving real money is not a law yet. When it becomes a law, the users money could be stuck with the payment aggregator platform
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"Would Like India To Be Global Game-Making Hub": IT Minister On Gaming Bill
The online gaming bill will help promote the country as a game manufacturer's destination while also discouraging online gambling, which has destroyed thousands of families, Union IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw told NDTV today.
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Bill To Ban Online Games Played With Money Passed In Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed a legislation to ban online games played with money as it looks to check rising instances of addiction, money laundering and financial fraud through such applications.
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Centre Releases Draft Online Gaming Rules, Proposes New Regulator: Key Takeaways
The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming (PROG) Act, 2025, bans real money gaming platforms such as online poker, rummy and fantasy sports.
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Rajiv Shukla Gives Big Update On Team India's Jersey Sponsors: "Will Be Finalised In..."
Team India is without a shirt sponsor in the ongoing Asia Cup after the BCCI's deal with Dream11 was cut short, following the enactment of the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill.
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IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw Said to Have Met Real Money Gaming Firms to Discuss Transition After Ban
IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and government officials reportedly met representatives from firms impacted by the new Online Gaming Bill on Monday. The minister held discussions with the firms over "orderly transition" and compliance with the ban on real money games.
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Online Money Games Ban Faces First Legal Challenge From Rummy, Poker Games Firm A23
In a court filing at the High Court of Karnataka in southwestern India, A23, which offers rummy and poker games, said the law "criminalises the legitimate business of playing online games of skill, which would result in the closure of various gaming companies overnight".
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India Faces First Legal Challenge Against Online Money Games Ban: Report
Gaming company A23 has challenged the government's ban on online money-based games, a legal filing shows, in the first case against a law that led to the sudden shutdown of popular contests and has thrown the industry's future into doubt.
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Indian Game Developers and Publishers Announce Industry Body After Parliament Passes Online Gaming Bill
A number of Indian game developers and publishers announced an independent industry body on Tuesday. The Indian Game Publishers and Developers Association, launched after the Online Gaming Bill was passed in the Parliament, is also seeking a partnership with the Government of Maharashtra.
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Exclusive: Big Names In Queue For Team India's Title Sponsorship Ahead Of Asia Cup 2025 - Sources
Two companies have shown interest in becoming Indian cricket team's title sponsor following Dream11's exit, a source revealed.
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Dream11 Backs Out As Team India's Title Sponsor Ahead Of Asia Cup: Sources
Fantasy sports platform Dream11 will no longer sponsor the Indian men's cricket team, sources told NDTV.
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Online Gaming Bill 2025: Real Money Gaming Platforms Reportedly Wind Down Some Online Games
The Online Gaming Bill, 2025 was recently passed by Parliament, and real money gaming platforms like Dream11 and MPL have reportedly begun to halt their RMG-related operations in the country. While users may still have access to games not requiring money deposits, thanks to the new law that prohibits online money gaming services but allowse-sports ...
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Parliament Passes Online Gaming Bill to Ban All Forms of Real Money Games
The Online Gaming bill, piloted by Minister of Electronics and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw, was approved by the Upper House after rejecting amendments moved by Opposition members. The bill was passed by the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.
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Online Gaming Bill Clears Parliament Amid Huge Protests By Opposition
A bill to ban the operation, facilitation and advertising of online games played with money was cleared by Parliament on Friday, amid intense protests by the Opposition.
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Opinion | Addiction, Laundering, Suicides: Why Real-Money Gaming Had To Go
The new gaming bill will effectively curb the predatory practices that have characterised much of India's online gaming sector. By severing the financial infrastructure supporting real-money games, it addresses addiction at its source.
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I Am A Gamer. Does The Ban On Gaming Apps Affect Me?
The bill passed in Lok Sabha on online gaming apps involving real money is not a law yet. When it becomes a law, the users money could be stuck with the payment aggregator platform
-
"Would Like India To Be Global Game-Making Hub": IT Minister On Gaming Bill
The online gaming bill will help promote the country as a game manufacturer's destination while also discouraging online gambling, which has destroyed thousands of families, Union IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw told NDTV today.
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Bill To Ban Online Games Played With Money Passed In Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed a legislation to ban online games played with money as it looks to check rising instances of addiction, money laundering and financial fraud through such applications.
