Online Gaming Rules: The government has released the draft rules for online gaming. Show Quick Read Summary is AI Generated. Newsroom Reviewed
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) on Thursday, Oct. 2, released the draft rules under the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming (PROG) Act, 2025, inviting public feedback until Oct. 31. The move marks another step in operationalising the Act, which was passed by the Parliament in August this year, effectively criminalising all online money gaming activities.
The draft rules lay out procedures for recognising, registering and categorising online games, setting up grievance redressal systems for players, and enabling the creation of the Online Gaming Authority of India, which will oversee regulation and enforcem