The blurred lines between gaming and gambling
1 year, 10 months ago

The blurred lines between gaming and gambling

The Hindu  

Being careful with language is a part of the job description for two professions in particular: law and journalism. Editorial | Gaming and gambling: On the Centre’s move to regulate online gaming While the Constitution gives States the power to regulate “betting and gambling,” platforms have repeatedly and successfully made the case that games such as rummy and poker are ‘games of skill’ and therefore don’t fall into either category. Tamil Nadu has attempted to define and restrict these platforms by enacting a law to restrict ‘online gaming.’ This is a far wider category than even the RMG term adopted by the industry and risks conflating video games that entail different risks, and mostly without staking money, with speculatory apps which can dictate personal fortunes. And the draft called them ‘online gaming providers’, as did an amendment to the Allocation of Business Rules made shortly beforehand to allow the IT Ministry to regulate this space. As the online gaming amendment approaches notification, and amendments to it to include other forms of non-wagering video games get formulated, it will be more important to report on what exactly the real money gaming industry is, and what it is not.

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Online gaming platforms: the risk of a fantasy
1 year, 1 month ago

Online gaming platforms: the risk of a fantasy

The Hindu  

Somnath Zende, 39, a police sub-inspector in Pimpri-Chinchwad, Pune’s largest satellite city, says he trains at the gym for two hours, before work begins at 9 a.m. To build his body, he spends ₹600 daily on protein shakes and other supplements, besides his expenditure on the gym membership. But on October 10, when he won ₹1.5 crore for assembling a …

Video-gaming firms write to PMO seeking distinction from real-money gaming industry
1 year, 4 months ago

Video-gaming firms write to PMO seeking distinction from real-money gaming industry

The Hindu  

As many as 45 video game companies in India on July 26, 2023, wrote to the Prime Minister’s Office and to the Ministries of Information & Broadcasting, and Electronics & Information Technology, seeking to put distance between themselves and the real-money gaming industry, amid the ‘widespread confusion’ caused by the latter being referred to as ‘online gaming’. “‘Online Games’ is …

Online video games and online real money games are not one and the same
1 year, 8 months ago

Online video games and online real money games are not one and the same

The Hindu  

The amended IT Rules do not seem to recognise these are two starkly different industries and call not just for separate laws but separate ministries. On April 6, RMG industry associations and a few RMG and fantasy sports companies issued statements supporting the notified IT Rules, but they were unwilling to use the new definition of “Online Real Money Games” …

How betting apps and fantasy leagues appropriated and bastardised the term “online gaming”
2 years ago

How betting apps and fantasy leagues appropriated and bastardised the term “online gaming”

Firstpost  

Online games used to refer to online video games that people played for entertainment, fun, socialising and to build a community. However, in recent years, the term has been appropriated by the online betting and fantasy sports industries in such a way that most people who are not gamers, just sneer when they hear the words “online gaming.” As a …

Government plans federal oversight of all real-money online games: Report
2 years ago

Government plans federal oversight of all real-money online games: Report

Live Mint  

India's planned regulation of online gaming will apply to all real-money games after the prime minister's office overruled a proposal to only regulate games of skill and leave out games of chance, according to a government document and three sources. An Indian panel tasked with drafting the regulation in August proposed a new body to decide whether a game involves …

India Needs Better Regulation to Differentiate Online Gaming from Online Gambling
3 years, 2 months ago

India Needs Better Regulation to Differentiate Online Gaming from Online Gambling

News 18  

Beijing has enacted new laws to curb video game addiction amongst minors in China and now gamers under the age of 18 will be banned from playing games from 10 pm to 8 am. View: China is Putting Limits to Online Gaming for Kids, Indian Policymakers Must Step in Too Politicians often raise concerns on the corrupting influence of video …

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