Our partners have been leading advisors to major gaming and video game companies in India and overseas, providing strategic legal and regulatory support across the interactive entertainment ecosystem. The team regularly advises on end-to-end compliance, commercial and risk management issues under the Public Online Gaming Regulation Act (“PROGA”), consumer protection laws, data protection frameworks and other sector-specific regulations, including:

• Structuring and launch of online gaming and video game products, including monetization and in-game purchase models;

• Compliance with registration, due diligence, consumer protection and responsible gaming obligations under PROGA and related frameworks;

• Drafting and review of platform terms and conditions, end-user licence agreements, community guidelines and privacy policies;

• Advising on advertising, influencer marketing, sponsorships and promotional campaigns for gaming and video game products;

• Advising on loot boxes, randomized rewards, virtual currencies, in-game assets and related monetization practices;

• Data protection, cybersecurity and targeted advertising compliance;

• KYC, age-gating, parental consent and child safety frameworks;

• Advising on age-rating systems, content descriptors, user-generated content and content moderation issues;

• Intellectual property, publishing, licensing and content rights management;

• Player grievance redressal, user disputes and consumer complaint management;

• Strategy and representation in relation to blocking orders, platform reinstatement and regulatory investigations;

• Legal diligence and compliance assessments for gaming and interactive entertainment businesses; and

• Policy support, including stakeholder representations and submissions on draft laws, rules and regulatory frameworks.

Risk-Focused Support to Service Providers to the Gaming Industry

Our partners also extensively advise service providers to the gaming industry — including banks, payment aggregators, app stores, social media platforms, advertisers, endorsers and technology service providers — on regulatory exposure and compliance risks associated with servicing gaming businesses.

This includes advising on intermediary and safe harbour-related compliances, platform liability issues, advertising and promotional restrictions, data protection obligations, and internal risk management frameworks. The team regularly assists stakeholders with responding to regulatory notices, enforcement actions, takedown requests and other platform-related disputes.

Key Contacts

Tanisha Khanna is one of the only two Indian members of the International Masters of Gaming Law, a closed-door group of lawyers specializing in the gaming industry. She has also been recognized by Lexology Index (formerly Who’s Who Legal) as a recommended lawyer for Gambling in India (2021–2025).