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India Passes Online Gaming Bill, 2025, amidst Industry Criticism and Government Concerns

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Aug 21, 2025 — 1 min read

India's government has passed the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025, amidst strong opposition from the online gaming industry. The bill aims to ban all forms of online money games, promote e-Sports and online social gaming, and prohibit advertisements of online money games. Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the bill, saying it will encourage e-Sports and save society from the harmful effects of online games.

Key Takeaways:

The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025, was passed by both Houses of the Parliament, with the Lok Sabha clearing it within seven minutes of its introduction and the Rajya Sabha rejecting amendments proposed by the Opposition members.
The bill prohibits advertisements of online money games and bars banks and financial institutions from facilitating or transferring funds for such activities.
The government believes that the benefits of banning online money games outweigh the costs, despite the gaming industry citing thousands of crores in investments and revenues involving the online gaming sector.
The bill gives legal recognition to e-Sports and aims to promote online social games, which is recognized as a safe way to interact and learn.
The government will launch schemes and programs to promote e-Sports, with a focus on supporting game makers and creators as part of India's creator economy and software growth.
The bill aims to keep a balanced approach, penalizing service providers, advertisers, and fund transfer platforms for engaging in online money games.

Statistics:

The online gaming industry in India cites thousands of crores in investments and revenues (exact figure not specified).
The government believes that the benefits of banning online money games outweigh the costs (exact figure not specified).
The bill aims to promote e-Sports and online social gaming (no specific statistics mentioned).

Sources:

Hindustan Times
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's account on X (Twitter equivalent)
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw's account on X (Twitter equivalent)

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