MeitY wages war against online betting, unveils key amendments to online gaming rules
bgr.inThe Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has made major changes to the laws governing online gaming in India. As per the new rules set by the Indian goverment, self-regulatory organisations or SROs will decide if online games will be permitted to operate within the country. The new rules that were notified by the Union Minister of State for the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrashekar also put a ban on wagering or betting in the country. Also Read — UIDAI rolls out new security mechanism for faster detection of spoofing attempts
MeitY says that the aim of these amendments is to enforce greater due diligence by online gaming and social media intermediaries in respect of online games & fake or false misleading information related to Government business. Also Read — Indian government set to ban 138 betting apps, 94 Loan apps with China links
“We see the Indian online gaming ecosystem to expand and grow into a multi-billion dollar industry and be an important catalyst to India’s One trillion-dollar Digital economy goal by 2025-26, with very clear restrictions on online wagering and betting,” MoS Rajeev Chandrashekar said at a press conference.
As per the amended rules, it has been made obligatory on the part of intermediaries to make reasonable effort to not host, publish or share any online game that can cause the user harm, or that has not been verified as a permissible online game by an online gaming self-regulatory body/bodies designated by the Central government.
Rules will also ensure that online games or sites that involve wagering will be banned completely including advertising or any time of presence.
— The new rules make it mandatory for the intermediaries (say
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