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Gaming bodies to present SRO details with MeitY soon

Online gaming startups are set to present details regarding setting up at least two self-regulatory organizations (SRO) by Sunday, June 11. The final news...

AIGF releases draft model charter for online gaming SRB: A brief look

Gaming industry body All India Gaming Federation (AIGF), which is forming one of the self-regulatory bodies (SRB), has released a draft model charter, outlining...

MeitY to certify ‘permissible’ online games until SROs are formed

Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Minister of State for the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), has announced that the Centre will be certifying which online...

Rakesh Maheshwari discusses amendments to IT Rules 2021, their impact on online gaming industry

In April, Ikigai Law conducted an interview with Rakesh Maheshwari, former Senior Director and Group Co-ordinator, Cyber Laws and Data Governance, Ministry of Electronics...

Reports: Ban on BGMI to be lifted for three months

Ban on popular mobile Battle Royale game Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) is expected to be lifted for three months by the Ministry of Electronics...

Online gaming companies against IAMAI’s proposal to form SRO

Major online gaming companies like Games24x7, Dream11, Mobile Premier League (MPL) and Zupee are against the formation of a self-regulatory organization (SRO) by the...

Online gaming sector to attract investors once taxation policy is finalised: Nirmala Sitharaman

During the 56th Annual Meeting of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in South Korea, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, while responding to a question from...

E-Gaming Federation to establish SROs by May-end

Online gaming industry body E-Gaming Federation (EGF) is in the process of forming self regulatory organizations (SROs) by May-end. As per the amendments to...

‘States separating games of skill and chance against new online gaming rules is a mistake,’ says N Venkataraman

According to Additional Solicitor General N Venkataraman, states that are trying to separate games of skill and games of chance in the context of...

GST department detects tax evasion by illegal offshore betting companies

Offshore betting and gambling companies that provide illegal services to users in India were found to be violating the GST law by officers at...

Social media pages promote illegal betting sites amidst IPL season

Since IPL is in its full swing, betting sites are going all guns blazing to promote themselves. Not only celebrity endorsements, even social media...

AIGDF to host its first-ever online gaming conference in Bengaluru today

The All India Game Developers' Forum (AIGDF), in collaboration with the National Law School of India University (Bangalore), is hosting its first-ever online gaming...

MeitY likely to issue order blocking access of payment gateways to non-permissible online games

The Indian government is set to tighten the noose around illegal offshore gambling companies as the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) is...

Ambiguity around ‘wagering’ persists among online gaming stakeholders, minister believes otherwise

The amendments to the IT Rules, 2021 were released earlier this month by Rajeev Chandrasekhar, the MoS for the Ministry of Electronics and Information...

‘Wagering strictly prohibited for Online Gaming’ – MoS Chandrasekhar

New amendments for online gaming rules were recently released by Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. With this release Minister of State (MoS) Rajeev...

Will the new IT Rules kill small gaming startups?

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) notified amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. The...