India’s parliament approves bill banning real-money online games
India’s parliament approved the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill 2025, which would ban real-money online games and recognise esports and social gaming; presidential approval is still required. The bill provides for jail terms of up to three years and fines of INR 1 crore for violations, while prohibiting banks and other financial businesses from processing transactions for the games.
Operators and payment providers face a proposed ban whose implementation depends on presidential approval.