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India’s government to propose blanket ban on real-money gaming
The Indian government plans to ban real-money games — whether skill- or chance-based — under its proposed online gaming regulation.
“Businesses will shut if the legislation comes into force,” the founder of a leading Indian real-money gaming startup told TechCrunch, requesting anonymity as the draft is not public yet. In 2023, the Indian government amended the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, to curb “user harm” associated with real-money games. Local reports on Tuesday suggested that India’s Cabinet had cleared the proposed bill for its introduction in the lower house of parliament as early as Wednesday.
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