13 stories · Every PressRoom story about Online Gaming, newest first. Last updated 5 September 2025.
In a twin move that has sent shockwaves through the online gaming industry, the Indian government has enacted the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025 (PROGA) and, just weeks later, approved a steep hike in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate on online money games from 28% to 40%.
Games24x7, the parent company of the popular fantasy sports platform My11Circle, has initiated a large-scale layoff process that is expected to impact approximately 400 employees.
Mobile Premier League (MPL), one of India’s leading online gaming platforms, is laying off approximately 60% of its local workforce, impacting around 300 of its 500 employees.
In a decisive move to crack down on illicit online betting, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) convened a high-level meeting with top banks and payment firms on Friday, August 29, 2025.
In the wake of the Rajya Sabha passing the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025, the real-money gaming (RMG) industry is preparing to mount a legal challenge, with the Karnataka High Court emerging as a potential key battleground.
5 lakh crore GST dispute. The final hearings, which concluded on August 12, saw a fierce legal battle between the government and leading online real money gaming (RMG) companies.
In a significant development in the ongoing legal battle over the regulation and taxation of fantasy sports, platforms have presented a key argument to the Supreme Court: they do not control the funds deposited by players.
The Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) has significantly altered its recently released whitepaper titled “Examining Opinion Trading in India,” notably removing all specific references to opinion trading platforms such as Probo, SportsBaazi, and TradeX.
In a significant hearing at the Supreme Court regarding the Goods and Services Tax (GST) applicability on online gaming, senior advocate Harish Salve, representing the E-Gaming Federation (EGF), argued that the current GST rule is a constitutional overreach and a “colourable exercise of power “.
The Indian gaming industry is no longer just playing around.
The Tamil Nadu Online Gaming Authority (TNOGA) is intensifying its enforcement of the Tamil Nadu Online Gaming Authority (Real Money Games) Regulations, 2025, warning stakeholders to implement the…
In a significant move to protect consumers from illegal offshore betting advertisements, the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with leading…
1 billion, is projected to grow exponentially to $60 billion by 2034, according to a report by the United States India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) and TMT Law Practice.