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Thursday, October 2, 2025
TopicOnline gaming

Topic: online gaming

Karnataka govt’s online betting ban draft bill skipped consultations with IT dept

Consultations for the proposed Karnataka Police (Amendment) Bill are yet to take place. Bill proposes to set up a regulatory authority to oversee online gaming.

Online gaming & gambling: Operating in regulatory vacuum, thriving in space between ‘skill & chance’

Public Gambling Act, 1867 prohibits operation of gambling houses. But the Act excludes “game of skill” from definition of gambling, giving states legal room to allow them.

Spotlight on online gaming amid fraud, money laundering cases. MHA, MeitY & ED to firm up regulations

The Centre is discussing steps to tighten loopholes in laws on online gaming amid rising concerns around user harm, financial fraud, and national security.

Tamil Nadu KYC for gaming apps is a good move. Here’s what I would change

These regulations are not intervention-based or focused on incentives. Instead, strategies such as counselling or voluntary game limits could promote long-term behaviour change.

Tamil Nadu govt is playing parent with new gaming restrictions. It’s misguided

The regulations don’t allow users to play online games from midnight to 5 am and require gaming apps to caution users indulging in uninterrupted play.

CCPA urges celebrities, influencers to refrain from promoting ‘online betting, gambling’

CCPA warns that anyone found to be in violation of norms will be subject to stringent measures, including manufacturers, advertisers, publishers, social media platforms, and endorsers.

Pixels turning into paychecks, as esports become a viable career option for young professionals

A new tribe of young gamers is turning passion into profession due to the booming Esports industry in India, which is expected to hit Rs 11-bn by FY2025 from Rs 3-bn in FY2021.

Bringing online betting under tax ambit timely. Now states should bring own laws

ThePrint view on the most important issues.

28% GST on gambling: Only on buy-in, not winnings, says Sitharaman amid concerns of double taxation

GST Council took its second-ever decision not based on consensus, on this matter, with Delhi, Goa, Sikkim and Tamil Nadu dissenting.

28% GST on real money gaming will kill the sector. It’s a step away from one nation one tax

The decision to increase the tax rate on online gaming demonstrates that the GST regime still exhibits stratification, deviating from the original aim of uniformity.

On Camera

More Andhra-style prawn fry for Indian plates? How Naidu’s trying to blunt US tariff hit on aqua exports

Naidu attempts to shield aqua farmers after Trump’s tariff hits the shrimp farming sector in Andhra Pradesh, leading to the cancellation of 50% of the state's exports.

Finnish giant ICEYE to build signature radar microsatellites in India, offers full control to govt

Company builds microsatellites that are smaller, faster, cheaper to produce. ICEYE will develop & launch micro-satellites, hand them over to India, which will have full control & sovereignty.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.