News Chhattisgarh’s Online Gambling Law Comes Into Effect: Key Highlights Chhattisgarh Gambling Prohibition Act, 2022, will regulate gambling and online gambling in the state, and will only apply to games of "chance and luck" Aarathi GanesanMarch 29, 2023
News PlayGames 24×7 challenges its involvement in online gamer’s suicide case Madras HC has issued notice to Tamil Nadu police agencies on a plea filed by PlayGames 24x7 challenging its implication in a gamer's suicide Aarathi GanesanMarch 14, 2023
News Gaming Welfare Association Launches Hotline and Chatbot for Indian Online Gamers EPWA aims to ensure that the "rights of eSports players in India are protected through research and representation" Aarathi GanesanMarch 13, 2023
News RTI: IT Ministry Has No Plans to Track Online Gambling-Related Suicides The Ministry also informed us that mod creators in online games aren't intermediaries under the IT Act, in response to RTIs we filed Aarathi GanesanMarch 10, 2023
News Gaming Tax Amendments in Budget 2023: What are online gaming bodies worried about? Major online gaming bodies wrote the government on amendments to the Income tax Act in the Budget 2023-24 Aarathi GanesanMarch 7, 2023
News “Immediate and Existential Threat to the Entire Gaming Ecosystem”: A Lawyer’s Concerns On Possible Tax Changes Malhotra says the reported plan to hike GST on online gaming is "immediate and existential threat: here's why Aarathi GanesanFebruary 22, 2023
News How Should Self-Regulation of the Online Gaming Industry Be Designed? Self-regulatory bodies for online gaming need to be transparent, efficient, and credible. How can that be ensured? Aarathi GanesanFebruary 21, 2023
News “Mr. Minister, That is Chicanery!”: Manish Tewari Questions Govt’s Powers to Regulate Online Gaming Aside from dropping heavy words, the question was whether the Indian govt can regulate online gaming given that gambling has been demarcated as a... Aarathi GanesanFebruary 9, 2023
News Publishers Aren’t ‘Intermediaries’, IT Ministry Says: What Does This Mean for India’s Online Gaming Laws? The 'intermediaries or publishers' question came up with the release of draft rules for the sector. Can we look forward to more clarity now? Aarathi GanesanFebruary 8, 2023
News What Could A Risk-Mitigating Online Gaming Law Look Like? Report suggests advertising control, protecting minors, financial transparency, and 'responsible play' measures Aarathi GanesanFebruary 7, 2023