Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill

August 22, 2025 1:11 PM

Key Bill to shield citizens from ‘online gaming menace’ passed

On August 21, the Parliament passed the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025, marking a landmark move to shield citizens from the menace of online money games while promoting and regulating other kinds of online games. According to people familiar with the matter, this legislation is designed to curb addiction, financial ruin and social distress caused by predatory gaming platforms that thrive on misleading promises of quick wealth. The seriousness of the issue is recognised ...

August 20, 2025 6:50 PM

Lok Sabha passes Online Gaming Bill to promote e-sports, ban online money games

The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, which aims to encourage e-sports and online social games while completely prohibiting online money gaming, including services, advertisements, and financial transactions associated with them. Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw, introducing the Bill, said the legislation seeks to protect society while promoting the growth of legitimate online gaming. “When it comes to s...

August 20, 2025 3:20 PM

Bill to regulate online gaming tabled in Lok Sabha

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday introduced the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025 in Lok Sabha. The bill seeks to promote e-sports and online social games while imposing a complete ban on harmful online money gaming services, advertisements, and related financial transactions. The legislation prohibits all forms of online betting and gambling, including fantasy sports, poker, rummy, lotteries, and other money-based games, irrespective of whether they are based on ...