India : online gaming bill 2025

Chanda, Subhrajit ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4340-9952 and Menon, Anurag Satishan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-0444-1005 (2025) India : online gaming bill 2025. Sports Law & Taxation. Nolot BV, The Netherlands. Available at: https://sportslawandtaxation.com/news/2720-india-o...

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On 21 August 2025, the Indian Parliament passed the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025. The Indian Government has highlighted the dangers associated with money games, ranging from addiction and deceptive advertising to sizable financial losses, and the Act aims to curb them and deliver legal clarity by removing grey areas that previously allowed operators to package gambling as “skill gaming”. Moreover, centralised approach of the Act creates a baseline that allows uniform administration, a muchneeded shift away from the previously fragmented regulatory landscape in India. The High Courts, also, were split on the question of legality regarding fantasy sports. The Act, therefore, is a significant departure from the past, when regulation was inconsistent and state driven.

Item Type: Other Article
Subjects: Social Sciences and humanities > Social Sciences > Law and Legal Studies
Social Sciences and humanities > Social Sciences > Public Policy
Divisions: Jindal Global Law School
Depositing User: Mr. Luckey Pathan
Date Deposited: 07 Sep 2025 13:54
Last Modified: 20 Aug 2026 11:45
Official URL: https://sportslawandtaxation.com/news/2720-india-o...
URI: https://pure.jgu.edu.in/id/eprint/10072

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