Centre notifies online gaming rules to curb money games, sets up new authority

The ministry of electronics and IT (Meity) on Wednesday notified the online gaming rules aimed at safeguarding people from the menace of online money games, which will be effective from May 1 and will also facilitate the creation of an online gaming authority.

The government said in a press statement, “The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming (PROG) Act, 2025 was enacted by Parliament in August 2025 as a landmark legislation to safeguard citizens from the growing menace of online money games while creating an enabling framework for e-sports and online social games.”