Govt estimates 45 cr people lose about Rs 20,000 cr annually from real money gaming
New Delhi: The government estimates that around 45 crore people lose close to Rs 20,000 crore every year in online real money gaming, an official source said on Wednesday.
According to the source, the government has realised that online real money gaming is a major problem for society and chose to forego revenue loss in preference to people’s welfare.
“There is a rough estimate that 45 crore people lose money every year. The total impact of the loss is estimated to be tentatively around Rs 20,000 crore,” the source added.
