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India enacts Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025 to ban money games
India enacted a law banning online money games and creating the Online Gaming Authority of India.
Key highlights
Direct fact
In March 2026, India enacted the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025 to prohibit online money games and establish the Online Gaming Authority of India.
Key specifics
- The Act bans money games whether they are games of chance, games of skill or a combination of both.
- Financial transactions related to prohibited games cannot be processed through banks or payment systems.
- Advertising, promotion and facilitation of online money games are illegal under the law.
- Offering or facilitating money games can attract up to 3 years’ imprisonment and a fine up to ₹1 crore.
- Repeat offences can lead to 3 to 5 years’ imprisonment and a fine from ₹1 crore to ₹2 crore.
Exam lens
Question type: Act and penalty match-the-following, 2025 Act, Online Gaming Authority of India, 3 years, ₹1 crore, IT Act 2000; TNPSC may ask which law bans online money games and authorises blocking of unlawful platforms.