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Indian Poker Industry Clinches to Reprieve at Supreme Court
A bench led by Justice K.V. Viswanathan will conduct a detailed hearing on petitions challenging the unpopular Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025 (PROGA). In August 2025, the bill was passed through the Indian Parliament without any meaningful resistance, leading to fears that the growing online poker market in India would be shut down. Operators who provide access to real money games face large fines and prison sentences up to …
Could Supreme Court’s Remarks on Skill-Based Tournaments Revive Online Poker in India?
Multiple Indian media outlets are reporting that online tournaments or competitions based on skill might be excluded from the scope of the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025, the recently introduced legislation that effectively bans all forms of real money gaming in India. The development arises from oral observations made earlier this week by the Supreme Court of India during a hearing, which suggested that games centered on sk…
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