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Centre Notifies Draft Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Rules, 2025

Posted 03 Oct 2025

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Article Summary

Article Summary

The rules regulate online gaming by banning online money games, promoting social and e-sports, establishing an authority, registration, grievance redress, and strict penalties for violations.

The rules notified by the Ministry of Electronics and IT will operationalize the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025.

  • The act categorizes online games as E-Sport, Online Social Games, and Online Money Games.
  • It prohibits all forms of online money games (e.g., poker & fantasy sports), while only allowing “online social games” and e-sports.

Key Highlights of Draft Rules 

  • Online Gaming Authority of India (OGAI): It will be established to regulate online games, maintain registry, decide legality, impose penalties etc.
    • It will have a chairperson and five other members from various government ministries.
  • Registration of Games: Both social games and e-sports must register with the OGAI and seek a valid Certificate of Registration.
  • 3-Tiered Grievance Redressal Mechanism: Every registered online game or e-sport provider must maintain a functional grievance redressal mechanism for user complaints.
    • Appeals can be made to the Grievance Appellate Committee and then to the Authority.
  • Violation: The draft rules propose to make violations a non-bailable offence and hold the entire company staff liable for facilitating any breach.

Other Initiatives Against Online Gaming Risks

  • IT Act, 2000 (Sec. 69A): Blocks illegal sites/apps (1,524 blocked during 2022–25).
  • Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023: Penalises unlawful gaming, cybercrimes (Secs. 111, 112).
  • IGST Act, 2017: Regulates illegal/offshore gaming platforms.
  • Consumer Protection Act, 2019: Prohibits misleading and surrogate advertisements.
  • Tags :
  • Ministry of Electronics and IT
  • Online Gaming Authority of India (OGAI
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