The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has called off the sponsorship deal with fantasy sports platform Dream11 after the Online Gaming Bill was passed in Parliament last week. The development was confirmed by BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia on Monday, August 25. Here’s all you need to know about the Online Gaming Bill…
Online Gaming Bill: President Droupadi Murmu on Friday gave her assent to The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025, a legislation that marks a turning point for India’s gaming industry. Passed by both Houses of Parliament earlier this week, the Bill aims to promote e-sports and online social games while imposing a blanket ban…
Kavin Bharti Mittal, founder of Hike’s casual real-money gaming (RMG) platform Rush, has announced that the company will exit India completely and focus fully on the United States and other global markets. Mittal shared the decision in a detailed post on August 21, citing regulatory uncertainty and better opportunities abroad. “Over the past few years,…
Online Gaming Regulation Bill: After more than three years of consultations and drafting, the Indian government has tabled the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. The legislation aims to bring clarity and structure to the fast-growing online gaming sector by categorising it into e-sports, social games, and real-money games…
The Online Gaming Bill seeks to streamline rules and regulations for the offering and promotion of online gaming platforms while defining related penalties and punishments for non-compliance. The Bill is set to be introduced in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. | Representational image | Image credit: Pexels Source link
The Online Gaming Bill — aimed at streamlining rules for promoting online gaming platforms along with related penalties and punishments for non-compliance — saw the clearance of the Union Cabinet on Tuesday. All eyes are now on this much-awaited law that may not only define crucial aspects such as what will actually be considered online…