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Grounding of online money gaming leaves Indian industry in regulatory limbo

By Freny Patel ( October 9, 2025, 00:15 GMT | Comment) -- India’s $25-billion online gaming sector faces an existential crisis following the sweeping nationwide ban on all online real-money games with the enactment of the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025, on Oct. 1. While the government has defended the ban as a public-interest measure, stakeholders have described it as an economic and constitutional shockwave that disrupts investment, innovation and India’s federal balance of powers. The $25-billion Indian online gaming sector, once a global growth story, has been subjected to a legislative catastrophe....

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