Tamil Nadu to create ‘white list’ on gaming apps
2 days, 15 hours ago

Tamil Nadu to create ‘white list’ on gaming apps

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu could become one of the first states to have a ‘white list’ on online gaming sites and apps after it brings out a framework to regulate pay-to-play gaming in the state. “Getting registered with the Tamil Nadu Online Gaming Authority is a kind of white list,” according to Md Nasimuddin, chairperson of TNOGA, which is coming out with a regulatory framework. Anuraag Saxena, CEO of E-Gaming Federation, told TNIE that the gaming industry is the lone industry pushing for enhanced regulation as there is no white list on gaming sites in the country. Saxena said that it is to educate or create awareness about responsible gaming, EGF in partnership with Social and Media Matters is launching a responsible agreement initiative across multiple states, including Tamil Nadu.

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Advancing India’s Online Gaming Regulation: One Measure at a Time
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Advancing India’s Online Gaming Regulation: One Measure at a Time

ABP News  

By Dharmender Jhamb & Anusha Jain Online gaming in India is experiencing an exponential rise, transforming from a niche hobby into a mainstream entertainment powerhouse. Efforts Towards Regulating Online Gaming A significant effort to streamline the online gaming sector came in April 2023 when the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology amended the IT rules. Types of Measures to regulate …

Safeguard consumer interest: Whitelist online gaming platforms
5 months, 1 week ago

Safeguard consumer interest: Whitelist online gaming platforms

Hindustan Times  

The digital entertainment landscape has undergone significant transformation, offering consumers unprecedented control over their entertainment choices. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} While legitimate online RMG platforms typically implement robust guidelines for responsible gaming, offshore betting and gambling platforms often disregard regulations. This approach would allow only legitimate online RMG platforms to operate in the country, effectively segregating them from illegitimate betting …

Safeguard consumer interest: Whitelist online gaming platforms
5 months, 1 week ago

Safeguard consumer interest: Whitelist online gaming platforms

Hindustan Times  

The digital entertainment landscape has undergone significant transformation, offering consumers unprecedented control over their entertainment choices. While legitimate online RMG platforms typically implement robust guidelines for responsible gaming, offshore betting and gambling platforms often disregard regulations. This approach would allow only legitimate online RMG platforms to operate in the country, effectively segregating them from illegitimate betting and gambling platforms. From …

Karnataka to come out with legislation to curb cricket betting and online gaming, says Home Minister Parameshwara
10 months, 1 week ago

Karnataka to come out with legislation to curb cricket betting and online gaming, says Home Minister Parameshwara

The Hindu  

The Karnataka government on Tuesday announced that it would come out with a new legislation to curb cricket betting and online gaming. Replying to concerns raised by members across party affiliations in the Assembly about the serious impact of betting and online gaming on youth, Home Minister G. Parameshwara said, “Soon we will bring out a new legislation to prevent …

Regulating India’s online gaming industry
11 months, 1 week ago

Regulating India’s online gaming industry

The Hindu  

As we know, market failures manifesting in various forms such as monopolies, externalities, and information asymmetries not only diminish economic value but also erode societal well-being, which results in decline in the trust of users. The online gaming industry in India is predominantly a home-grown start-up ecosystem growing at 27% CAGR. Similar to other forms of digital media, the meteoric …

Govt has right to regulate online gaming, HC told
1 year, 1 month ago

Govt has right to regulate online gaming, HC told

Hindustan Times  

The Union government has the legislative competence to regulate matters of online gaming, the Centre has told the Delhi high court. HT Image It made the statement in response to a petition by NGO Social Organisation for Creating Humanity challenging the constitutional and legislative validity of the Information Technology Amendment Rules, 2023, which aim to regulate online gaming. In an …

Betting through eGaming using VPNs remains a challenge in restricted states: Expert
1 year, 1 month ago

Betting through eGaming using VPNs remains a challenge in restricted states: Expert

Live Mint  

In 2017, Telangana enacted a ban on online gambling and betting. Three years later, Andhra Pradesh followed suit, and the following year, Tamil Nadu amended its laws to ban online gaming. However, chance-based games still remain banned in many states, including Sikkim, Assam, Telangana, Arunachal Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu. Answer: The ban on online gaming does not necessarily constitute a …

‘Very concerned about Lava chief Rai’s arrest’
1 year, 2 months ago

‘Very concerned about Lava chief Rai’s arrest’

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The arrest of a top Lava International Ltd executive is concerning given the phonemaker’s position as a leading Indian brand in the growing smartphone industry, Union minister of state for information technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar said. The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday arrested Hari Om Rai, co-founder, chairman and managing director of Lava, as well as three officials linked to …

Evolving Legal Framework Of Online Skill-Based And Chance-Based Games
1 year, 3 months ago

Evolving Legal Framework Of Online Skill-Based And Chance-Based Games

Live Law  

In the realm of Indian law, a pivotal distinction exists between "Game of Skills" and "Game of Chance." Several Indian States, including Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Orissa, and Assam, adopted a strict stance, barring all involvement in real-money games of skill and chance. The Meghalaya and Nagaland legislations define "game of skill", as games where there is preponderance of …

Only intention of online gaming companies is to make money through inducements and addiction, Tamil Nadu govt. tells Madras High Court
1 year, 4 months ago

Only intention of online gaming companies is to make money through inducements and addiction, Tamil Nadu govt. tells Madras High Court

The Hindu  

The argument related to rummy and poker being games of skill and not games of chance can at best be raised by players and not the online gaming companies whose only intention is to make money through inducements and consequent addiction, the State government argued before the Madras High Court on Monday. Should not the State be worried about this?” …

Parliament clears 28% GST on online gaming, casinos
1 year, 4 months ago

Parliament clears 28% GST on online gaming, casinos

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Parliament has approved the necessary legislative modifications for implementing the Goods and Services Tax Council’s proposal to levy a 28% tax on the full value of deposits made by individuals to online gaming platforms, casinos, and horse racing clubs. A simplified but mandatory GST registration for overseas platforms offering online money gaming services to Indian consumers, and …

Parliament clears 28% GST on online gaming, casinos, horse racing clubs
1 year, 4 months ago

Parliament clears 28% GST on online gaming, casinos, horse racing clubs

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Parliament on Friday approved legislative changes required to implement the Goods and Services Tax Council's decision to ensure that 28% tax is paid on the full value of deposits made by players to online gaming platforms, horse racing clubs and to casinos from 1 October. In the case of online gaming platforms, 28% GST applies only where wagering …

T.N. underlines ban on online games in GST council meeting
1 year, 5 months ago

T.N. underlines ban on online games in GST council meeting

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu government on Tuesday, July 11, 2023 told the GST Council that any decision by it on online games should conform to the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Online Gambling Act, 2022. During the 50th meeting of the Goods and Services Tax Council chaired by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Delhi on Tuesday, Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu urged …

Online gambling Act is fully within the legislative competence of the State, Tamil Nadu govt. asserts before Madras High Court
1 year, 5 months ago

Online gambling Act is fully within the legislative competence of the State, Tamil Nadu govt. asserts before Madras High Court

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Online Gambling and Regulation of Online Games Act, 2022, is intra vires the legislative competence conferred on the State legislature by the Constitution and not ultra vires as contended by All India Gaming Federation and others, the State government has asserted before the Madras High Court. Given that the object of the Act was to …

Three gaming self-regulatory bodies to seek govt nod
1 year, 8 months ago

Three gaming self-regulatory bodies to seek govt nod

Live Mint  

Three collectives, representing over 200 Indian online gaming companies, are set to reach out to the ministry of electronics and information technology for recognition as self-regulating organisations, two people familiar with the development said. SROs will be the mainstay of the self-regulatory mechanism for online gaming, and any gaming firm looking to offer products in India must be registered with …

Editor’s Note: Gaming? Or gambling?
1 year, 8 months ago

Editor’s Note: Gaming? Or gambling?

The Hindu  

Published : Apr 20, 2023 11:00 IST - 2 MINS READ Two significant things happened in early April. Ravi finally signed off on a Bill that bans online games like rummy or poker, the addiction to which has become a growing social menace in the State. On the one hand, the makers of video games such as Indus Battle Royale, …

Despite Tamil Nadu Governor nod to ban online gambling, issue far from resolved
1 year, 8 months ago

Despite Tamil Nadu Governor nod to ban online gambling, issue far from resolved

The Hindu  

Published : Apr 20, 2023 11:00 IST - 12 MINS READ On June 6, 2022, 29-year-old Meena, a mother of two children, died of suicide at Manali New Town in Chennai. The chapter on “Assent to Bills” in Article 200 of the Constitution states: “When a Bill is so returned, the House or Houses shall reconsider the Bill accordingly, and …

Online gambling can earn you a jail term in Tamil Nadu, but what's next?
1 year, 8 months ago

Online gambling can earn you a jail term in Tamil Nadu, but what's next?

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI : Tamil Nadu has banned online gambling, rekindling a campaign against gaming firms in India that has raged for over a year-and-a-half. After much back-and-forth the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Online Gambling and Regulation of Online Games Ordinance was passed on 10 April. Since India’s constitution says that a Supreme Court ruling becomes law of the land, gaming …

Tamil Nadu govt gives assent to Bill banning online gambling | Details
1 year, 8 months ago

Tamil Nadu govt gives assent to Bill banning online gambling | Details

India Today  

The Tamil Nadu government on Monday notified the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Online Gambling and Regulation of Online Games Bill, after state governor RN Ravi gave his assent to the Bill. The State Assembly condemned his comments and passed a resolution urging the President and Union Government to create a definite time period for Governors to provide assent to Bills …

Tamil Nadu Govt Gazette Publish State's Online Gambling Law
1 year, 8 months ago

Tamil Nadu Govt Gazette Publish State's Online Gambling Law

News 18  

The Tamil Nadu government on Tuesday published in its gazette the legislation on banning online gambling. This comes a day after the Bill passed by the Legislative Assembly was given the go ahead by the state Governor, R.N. Other than this legislation, a panel to regulate online games will be constituted soon and will be headed by a person who …

Tamil Nadu Governor Ravi okays bill against online gambling; a “good consequence” of resolution on Governor, says CM Stalin
1 year, 8 months ago

Tamil Nadu Governor Ravi okays bill against online gambling; a “good consequence” of resolution on Governor, says CM Stalin

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi on Monday, April 10, 2023, granted his assent to the re-adopted Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Online Gambling and Regulation of Online Games Bill, 2022. Sharing the news of the Governor’s assent to the Assembly at the end of the discussion on budgetary demands for a few departments on Monday, the Chief Minister said the law …

Tamil Nadu Governor gives assent to Bill banning online gambling
1 year, 8 months ago

Tamil Nadu Governor gives assent to Bill banning online gambling

The Hindu  

Published : Apr 10, 2023 15:46 IST - 6 MINS READ Hours after the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly adopted a resolution against the Governor for an unprecedented second time on April 10, Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Earlier in the day, the Tamil Nadu Assembly adopted a resolution against the Governor, “unanimously” insisting that the Central government and the President “immediately …

Tamil Nadu Assembly re-adopts Bill against online gambling
1 year, 9 months ago

Tamil Nadu Assembly re-adopts Bill against online gambling

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly on Thursday, March 23, 2023 re-adopted the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Online Gambling and Regulation of Online Games Bill, 2022 moved by Chief Minister M.K. The Chief Minister said he was moving the Bill with a heavy heart since “44 persons had died by suicide after incurring heavy financial loss in online gambling.” He also recalled …

Bill to ban online gambling passed once again in Tamil Nadu Assembly
1 year, 9 months ago

Bill to ban online gambling passed once again in Tamil Nadu Assembly

India Today  

The Tamil Nadu Assembly on Thursday once again unanimously adopted the bill to ban online gambling, weeks after state Governor R N Ravi had returned it to the government for its reconsideration. Meanwhile, the rift in the opposition AIADMK over the leadership issue reflected in the House when Leader of Opposition and K Palaniswami and other party MLAs objected to …

Self-regulation of online gaming will need safeguards
1 year, 9 months ago

Self-regulation of online gaming will need safeguards

Live Mint  

Video games are bad for you? The draft rules adopt a light-touch approach to regulation and provide for industry-created Self-Regulatory Bodies that would be responsible for registering online games and developing a framework for user protection. To ensure independence of SRBs, the registration conditions also call for provisions in the SRB’s Articles of Association to ensure independent functioning that is …

Tamil Nadu Governor returns Bill on prohibition of online gambling, regulation of online games
1 year, 9 months ago

Tamil Nadu Governor returns Bill on prohibition of online gambling, regulation of online games

The Hindu  

Ravi on Wednesday returned to the State government the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Online Gambling and Regulation of Online Games Bill, passed by the Assembly on October 19. To substantiate his position, the Governor referred to the Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology’s draft amendments to the Information Technology Rules, 2021, for which the public feedback was invited in …

Why MeitY Should Play It Right When Selecting India's Gaming Rules
1 year, 11 months ago

Why MeitY Should Play It Right When Selecting India's Gaming Rules

ABP News  

A November 2022 report by Boston Consulting Group came up with some startling facts and figures on India’s gaming industry. The rules also provide for KYC procedures almost equating the gaming industry with the banking sector, observance of due diligence, establishment of grievance redressal mechanism, prominent publishing of rules and regulations, privacy policy, user agreements, and so on. The rules …

Real money gaming firms suggest graded KYC, approve of Centre’s draft amendment to regulate online gaming
1 year, 11 months ago

Real money gaming firms suggest graded KYC, approve of Centre’s draft amendment to regulate online gaming

The Hindu  

The real money gaming industry, which includes online rummy and fantasy sports wagering platforms, largely approved of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology’s draft online gaming amendment, an industry executive who attended a consultation meeting on Tuesday said. “Certain operators suggested that KYC could be done in a graded fashion,” as is the case with mobile wallet operators, Mr. …

Explained | How is India moving to regulate online gaming?
1 year, 11 months ago

Explained | How is India moving to regulate online gaming?

The Hindu  

The story so far: The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has released draft amendments in relation to online gaming. The Minister of State at MeitY Rajeev Chandrasekhar stated that the draft proposes a self-regulatory mechanism which, in future, may also regulate the content of online gaming. ‘Winning’ constitutes any prize, in cash or kind, intended to be given to …

Govt Proposes Self Regulation for Online Gaming Cos, Gamers' Verification; Forbids Betting
1 year, 11 months ago

Govt Proposes Self Regulation for Online Gaming Cos, Gamers' Verification; Forbids Betting

News 18  

The government has proposed self-regulatory bodies for online gaming companies operating in India in a draft amendment to IT rules, but will not allow betting. “…the intermediary shall, before hosting or publishing or advertising an online game for a consideration, ascertain from the online gaming intermediary and verify from the concerned self-regulatory body,” the draft rules said. Chandrasekhar said online …

Indian government proposes online gaming policy; wagering not allowed
1 year, 11 months ago

Indian government proposes online gaming policy; wagering not allowed

The Hindu  

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on Monday proposed an amendment to bring online gaming under the ambit of the Information Technology Rules, 2021. “Any game that allows or permits wagering on its outcome is effectively a no-go area,” Union Minister of State Rajeev Chandrasekhar said in an interaction with the media. “This will boost the legitimate domestic online …

Online Gaming Companies Can Have Self Regulation And Due Diligence: Govt
1 year, 11 months ago

Online Gaming Companies Can Have Self Regulation And Due Diligence: Govt

News 18  

New Delhi: The government has proposed a self-regulatory mechanism, mandatory verification of players and physical Indian address for online gaming companies, according to the draft online gaming rules published on Monday. "The draft amendments are aimed at addressing the said need while enabling the growth of the online gaming industry in a responsible manner," the notice said. The draft amendments …

Mint Explainer: Fixing the mess in India's online gaming
1 year, 11 months ago

Mint Explainer: Fixing the mess in India's online gaming

Live Mint  

The Centre has kicked off efforts to make clear rules for online gaming and e-sports, and has brought them under the Ministry of Electronics and IT and the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, respectively. Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar has taken note of the concerns about online gaming, referring to “violence abetting video games, addiction …

Fighting the menace of online gambling
1 year, 11 months ago

Fighting the menace of online gambling

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi has chosen to remain silent on the fate of the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Online Gambling and Regulation of Online Games Bill even four weeks after the Ordinance on the same subject lapsed. An ordinance to prohibit online gambling and regulate online games in Tamil Nadu was promulgated on October 1 by Mr. Ravi. Pattali …

Online games based on chances: Tamil Nadu law minister defends ban
2 years ago

Online games based on chances: Tamil Nadu law minister defends ban

India Today  

Tamil Nadu law minister S Regupathy on Friday issued a clarification to the queries raised by Governor RN Ravi regarding the state's ban on online gambling and regulations of online games. The minister said that games are differentiated based on chance and skill and that online gambling has been banned as it is based on chances. In an earlier court …

65% of Indians dub fantasy sports as online gambling: Survey
2 years ago

65% of Indians dub fantasy sports as online gambling: Survey

India Today  

Should online games such as rummy, poker and online fantasy games be tagged as gambling or a game of skill? Around 74% out of 12,602 people believed that the loss limit per game for online and fantasy gaming should be Rs 50-1,000, indicated a recent survey conducted by LocalCircles, a community social media platform. Around 9,507 respondents were asked: Should …

Fantasy Gaming: 1 in 2 Indians Want Loss Limit of Rs 50-500 Per Game
2 years, 1 month ago

Fantasy Gaming: 1 in 2 Indians Want Loss Limit of Rs 50-500 Per Game

News 18  

As the debate on online gaming heats up in India, more than one in two Indians want a loss limit of Rs 50-500 per game for online and fantasy gaming, a report said on Tuesday. For 65 per cent out of 9,507 respondents, online fantasy sports is akin to gambling/wagering or a game of chance with risks in contrast to …

Explained | Which Indian States Have Banned Online Gaming and Why?
2 years, 1 month ago

Explained | Which Indian States Have Banned Online Gaming and Why?

The Quint  

On 16 November, the Madras High Court withdrew a batch of petitions challenging a Tamil Nadu state ordinance that bans online gaming and online gambling, after the state government said that the ordinance had not come into effect yet. Even as this happens, a central government-appointed task force has recommended a new nationwide legislation to regulate online gaming and digital …

All India Gaming Federation challenges constitutional validity of T.N. Ordinance banning online games
2 years, 1 month ago

All India Gaming Federation challenges constitutional validity of T.N. Ordinance banning online games

The Hindu  

All India Gaming Federation has approached the Madras High Court challenging the constitutional validity of Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Online Gambling and Regulation of Online Games Ordinance, 2022. When things stood thus, the State government amended the Tamil Nadu Gaming Act, 1930, in 2021 and banned even games of skill such as rummy and poker if they were played for …

E-Gaming Federation to Challenge Tamil Nadu's Ordinance to Ban Online Gaming
2 years, 2 months ago

E-Gaming Federation to Challenge Tamil Nadu's Ordinance to Ban Online Gaming

News 18  

New Delhi, Oct 19: E-gaming Federation will challenge an ordinance issued by the Tamil Nadu government to ban online gaming as it categorises rummy and poker as games of chance, the industry body said on Wednesday. "Bringing rummy under the ambit of a game of chance is directly in violation of the Supreme Court judgments and the Madras High Court …

Federation to challenge the ban on online gaming
2 years, 2 months ago

Federation to challenge the ban on online gaming

The Hindu  

Taking action against the Tamil Nadu government’s ban on online gaming, the E-gaming Federation is set to challenge the new law citing that it categorizes rummy and poker as games of chance. In a statement, Sameer Barde, CEO of EGF, said: “After examining the Ordinance, we have decided to file a lawsuit as it categorises Rummy and Poker as games …

Tamil Nadu Assembly passes law banning online gambling, federation to challenge the ban
2 years, 2 months ago

Tamil Nadu Assembly passes law banning online gambling, federation to challenge the ban

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu Assembly passed a Bill moved by Chief Minister M.K. According to the Statement of Objects and Reasons of the Bill, online gambling and online games are addictive in nature and increase the threat to public order manifold, while posing difficulties in terms of designing appropriate regulation. A committee headed by retired High Court Justice K. Chandru, constituted …

Online Gaming In India: A Look At The Sector's Evolution And Regulation Over The Years
2 years, 2 months ago

Online Gaming In India: A Look At The Sector's Evolution And Regulation Over The Years

ABP News  

New Delhi: India's online gaming industry has seen huge growth in the last few years. Going online is the most convenient way for people to gamble, so with India's growing online population, online gaming has also become more prominent. With the rise of online gaming in India comes risks and this is what some states like Tamil Nadu and Karnataka …

Gaming Federation disappointed at ordinance issued by Tamil Nadu government
2 years, 2 months ago

Gaming Federation disappointed at ordinance issued by Tamil Nadu government

The Hindu  

Gaming Federations in India have requested the State government to reconsider the ban on online skill games. This is disappointing as it disregards 6 decades of jurisprudence and the recent judgment of the Madras High Court which struck down a similar law,” said Roland Landers, CEO of The All India Gaming Federation. The All India Gaming Federation also pointed out …

Tamil Nadu bans online ‘games of chance’ and gambling
2 years, 2 months ago

Tamil Nadu bans online ‘games of chance’ and gambling

The Hindu  

Online gambling and online games of chance have been banned in Tamil Nadu. For the purpose of regulation of online games, the ordinance has proposed the creation of the Online Gaming Authority, which will be headed by a retired officer who was of the rank of Chief Secretary. The Online Gaming Authority will issue certificates of registration to local providers …

T.N. Cabinet approves Ordinance ‘prohibiting online gambling’
2 years, 2 months ago

T.N. Cabinet approves Ordinance ‘prohibiting online gambling’

The Hindu  

An Ordinance “prohibiting online gambling” was approved by Tamil Nadu’s Council of Ministers during a meeting chaired by Chief Minister M.K. This is the Tamil Nadu government’s second attempt to bring in a legislation against online gambling, as an Ordinance promulgated during the erstwhile AIADMK regime in February last year was struck down by the Madras High Court. Following recurring …

Govt panel recommends regulatory body, new law for online gaming: Report
2 years, 3 months ago

Govt panel recommends regulatory body, new law for online gaming: Report

Hindustan Times  

A recent draft report from a government panel has recommended Centre to tighten the regulatory framework governing online games. The draft report proposes Centre to consider enacting a separate law to regulate online gaming. The report says the Centre should consider enacting a separate law to regulate online gaming as a “long-term measure". The draft report proposes that rules should …

India panel calls for regulatory body, new law for online gaming
2 years, 3 months ago

India panel calls for regulatory body, new law for online gaming

The Hindu  

India should create a regulatory body to classify online games as based on skill or chance, introduce rules to block prohibited formats and take a stricter stance on gambling websites, a Central Government panel said in a report seen by Reuters. In its confidential draft report dated August 31, the panel of government officials calls for creation of a new …

Kerala Looking To Amend Gaming Laws To Curb Online Rummy
2 years, 3 months ago

Kerala Looking To Amend Gaming Laws To Curb Online Rummy

ABP News  

Thiruvananthapuram: With celebrities promoting online rummy and massive Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said in the state assembly that the government was considering bringing in the amendment subject to the outcome of its appeal in the Kerala High Court against a single judge order, quashing the ban on online rummy games played for money. The CM was responding to a …

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