Google gaming antitrust probe ends after change in Indian law
By Freny Patel ( September 9, 2026, 01:04 GMT | Insight) -- Google’s Indian antitrust probe into real-money gaming restrictions closed without a merits ruling after new legislation eliminated the market, leaving the Competition Commission of India unable to impose any effective competition remedy.Google’s Indian antitrust probe over restrictions on real-money gaming apps has ended without a finding on the merits because a new law banned such games and left the regulator unable to order a remedy, the Competition Commission of India, or CCI, said....
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