
President Murmu gives assent to Online Gaming Bill
Published on: Aug. 22, 2025, 8:08 p.m. | Source: The Economic Times
President Murmu has approved The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025, aiming to encourage e-sports and online social games while banning harmful online money gaming. The legislation targets service providers, advertisers, and financial facilitators of such games with penalties, not the players themselves.