Online Gaming Rules Coming Soon: Ashwini Vaishnaw Announces 15-Day Notification Window
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Online Gaming Rules Coming Soon: Ashwini Vaishnaw Announces 15-Day Notification Window
- •Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced at Davos that online gaming rules will be notified within 15 days.
- •The rules operationalize India's new online gaming law, the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, enacted in August 2025.
- •The legislation prohibits online money games where users deposit funds expecting winnings, granting the government powers to ban such games and penalize facilitators.
- •Extensive consultations were held with the gaming industry, financial sector, regulators, and law enforcement to shape the framework.
- •The new law led to a sharp collapse of India's $3.5 billion real-money gaming industry, significantly reshaping the ecosystem.
Why It Matters: India's new online gaming rules, operationalizing a recent law, will be notified within 15 days after consultations.
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