US EditionBill To Regulate Online Gaming Gets Cabinet Nod, Next Stop Lok Sabha
- India's Union Cabinet approved a bill on Tuesday to regulate online gaming by targeting platforms linked to betting and gambling.
- This legislation emerged due to rising public concerns over harm from real-money gaming, including reported suicides and addictive behaviors among youth.
- The bill, expected to be introduced in the Lok Sabha tomorrow, includes strict penalties, fines, app bans, and prohibits celebrity endorsements of betting-linked games.
- In the financial year 2023-24, India's online gaming sector earned $3.8 billion in revenue, with real-money gaming contributing $2.4 billion and fueling a 23% growth compared to the previous year.
- If enacted, the bill could significantly disrupt the sector, potentially leading to business closures, job losses, and reshaping how companies operate in India’s gaming market.
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Bill to regulate online gaming introduced in Lok Sabha amid uproar by Opposition
The bill seeks to prohibit offering, operation, facilitation, advertisement, promotion & participation in online money games, particularly where such activities operate across state borders or from foreign jurisdiction.
·New Delhi, India
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