Prohibited (real-money online gaming)
Sources & verification
Confirmed (indiacode, egazette): Act enacted 22 Aug 2025, bans online money games; commencement by notification (date Unconfirmed)
Partly unverified
Regulator
Licence required
No licence available
Minimum age
18
Self-exclusion scheme
None
Offshore blocked
Yes – MeitY blocking orders
What to know before you play
The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act 2025 bans real-money online games and their advertising and payments nationwide. Offshore casino sites are blocked under the IT Act.
Casinos licensed here
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