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India’s online gaming law bans paid games, AIGF warns of wider effects

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India’s Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, passed in mid-August, bans paid online gaming, reportedly. All India Gaming Federation chief executive Roland Landers said the law could affect free-to-play developers, independent studios and smaller businesses as well as real-money gaming companies. The federation said it expects further guidance on the rules’ effect on free-to-play games and esports.

Operators and developers face uncertainty over how the ban and forthcoming rules will apply to paid and free-to-play gaming.

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Story date21 July 202517 October 2025

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Italian online casinos record €320m spending in October

Italian online casinos recorded spending of €320 million in October, up 9% year over year, according to the reported market figures. Lottomatica led with a 31.4% market share, followed by Flutter at 27.3%; the monthly total collected exceeded €7.4 billion.

Spending on online casinos in Italy reportedly reached €320m in October, up 9% on the same month a year earlier. The figure is defined as the difference between bets placed and winnings paid. Total monthly stakes reportedly exceeded €7.4bn.

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