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India Passes Landmark Online Gaming Bill, Promoting e-Sports and Curbing Harmful Online Games

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has welcomed the passage of the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025, in both Houses of Parliament. The bill aims to ban online money games and their advertisements, while promoting e-sports and social gaming. This legislation is a significant step towards regulating the online gaming industry in India, which has seen a surge in popularity and investment in recent years.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Online Gaming Bill, 2025, bans online money games and their advertisements to protect society from their harmful effects.
  • The bill grants legal recognition to e-sports and commits government support through new schemes and programs.
  • The legislation promotes online social games as a safe and constructive way to interact and learn, with backing for game creators as part of India's growing digital economy.
  • The bill penalizes service providers, advertisers, and money transfer platforms that support banned games.
  • Union Minister for Electronics and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw introduced the bill in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, citing the need to prevent people from losing their life's savings in online money gaming.
  • The bill has been in the making for over three years, with active engagement from the industry to understand how to prevent, contain, and reduce the harmful impact of online money games.

Statistics:

  • The online gaming industry in India has seen investments of thousands of crores, but the social cost of online money games far outweighs the benefits.
  • The bill aims to bring stricter rules for the online gaming sector.
  • The new law will penalize service providers, advertisers, and money transfer platforms that support banned games.

Sources:

  • "Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomes passage of Online Gaming Bill in both Houses of Parliament." Prime Minister's Office, (2025).
  • "Online Gaming Bill, 2025aims to ban online money games and their advertisements." [Union Minister for Electronics and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw's social media post](X).
  • "Online Gaming Bill, 2025: A New Era for E-Sports and Digital Economy in India." IE Online Media Services Pvt. Ltd., (2025).

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