Rules Of Play - Rewritten

On August 22, the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025 (“Act”) was officially introduced following its passage in Parliament and Presidential assent. The Act is yet to come into force and will take effect once it is notified as such.

The Act was introduced without any public or industry consultation. It was introduced by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (“MeitY”), the Central Ministry which has been in charge of “matters relating to online gaming” under the Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961. 

Following its introduction, several real money gaming operators ceased offering their real money games in India, whilst allowing users to withdraw deposits. The Act dismantles a multi-billion dollar real money gaming industry in India, popularized by games like Rummy, Poker and daily fantasy sports.

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