India Passes Bill Banning Money-Based Online Games

India’s Parliament has passed the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025, introducing a nationwide ban on money-based online games while formally recognizing and promoting e-sports. The legislation, which only awaits presidential assent to become law, marks a major shift in India’s digital gaming environment and carries serious implications for a sector valued at billions of […]

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Aug 22, 2025 - 06:55
India Passes Bill Banning Money-Based Online Games

India’s Parliament has passed the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025, introducing a nationwide ban on money-based online games while formally recognizing and promoting e-sports. The legislation, which only awaits presidential assent to become law, marks a major shift in India’s digital gaming environment and carries serious implications for a sector valued at billions of […]