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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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BCCI Announces Dream11's Replacement, Sponsorship Income Rises To...
A PTI report has confirmed the appointment of Apollo Tyres as Team India's new jersey sponsor.
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BCCI Says Crypto, Real Money Gaming Platforms Can’t Bid for Team India’s Title Sponsorship
The BCCI has barred cryptocurrency and real money gaming firms from bidding for the Indian cricket team’s lead sponsorship rights. The decision reflects increasing regulatory scrutiny of crypto promotions in India, with SEBI previously targeting misleading celebrity endorsements. The move marks a significant setback for crypto adoption, cutting o...
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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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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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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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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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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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BCCI Announces Dream11's Replacement, Sponsorship Income Rises To...
A PTI report has confirmed the appointment of Apollo Tyres as Team India's new jersey sponsor.
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BCCI Says Crypto, Real Money Gaming Platforms Can’t Bid for Team India’s Title Sponsorship
The BCCI has barred cryptocurrency and real money gaming firms from bidding for the Indian cricket team’s lead sponsorship rights. The decision reflects increasing regulatory scrutiny of crypto promotions in India, with SEBI previously targeting misleading celebrity endorsements. The move marks a significant setback for crypto adoption, cutting o...
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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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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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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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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
