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India proposes online gaming rules and national authority

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India released draft rules under the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, proposing a national authority to register social games and esports and determine whether platforms qualify as prohibited money games. The government invited public feedback until 31 October; the draft would require registration and certification for online social games and esports titles operating or advertised in India.

The proposed registration regime would set operating requirements for social games and esports in India.

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Alberto Hurtado proposes national online betting participation register in Coahuila

Deputy Alberto Hurtado presented a proposal to the Coahuila Congress calling for a national mechanism to record participation and spending on online betting, with personal-data safeguards. He also urged the state health department to assess local risk groups and treatment needs; the proposal does not call for an immediate app ban or changes to federal rules.

Deputy Alberto Hurtado presented a punto de acuerdo to the Congress of Coahuila urging federal and state authorities to set up information, prevention and care mechanisms for online betting platforms, according to the proposal. The proposal asks the federal government to assess the viability of a national information mechanism recording participation and spending patterns on such platforms, subject to strict personal-data protection measures. It does not propose an immediate block on betting applications and does not change federal regulation, the proposal states.

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