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Online gaming companies seek clarification on amended rules during meeting with MeitY

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) held a meeting on Friday, April 7 with the gaming sector stakeholders headed by Minister of...

Celebrities face heat as they receive notice regarding promotion of illegal betting website Lotus365

Popular Bollywood actors like Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Urvashi Rautela and others associated with promotions of illegal gambling brand Lotus365 have received notices from the Central...

Illegal betting website Lotus365 hopping domains to bypass ban in India

With the current IPL season receiving a record-breaking reception, illegal betting websites have also doubled their efforts to lure users to their website. One...

Online gaming industry welcomes amendments to IT Rules announced by MeitY today

Rajeev Chandrasekhar, the Minister of State for the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), announced the amendments to IT Rules, 2021 in a...

Breaking: MoS MeitY Rajeev Chandrasekhar announces notification of online gaming rules

The Minister of State for the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Rajeev Chandrasekhar, addressed a press conference today announced the notification of...

Report: Esports Industry to cross $140 mn by 2027

The State of India Gaming Report 2022 predicts that the Indian e-sports market would increase from $40 million in 2022 to $140 million by...

Grievance appellate committee to handle complaints against gaming SRBs

For resolving any disagreements over the decisions like company membership and game registration under the upcoming online gaming regulations, the complaints against self-regulatory organizations...

Finalisation of draft online gaming rules underway, will be notified soon: Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Minister of State for the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) Rajeev Chandrasekhar recently spoke on the upcoming Draft rules on online gaming...

ACMA adds eight more illegal offshore gambling websites to their list

Following the ban on illegal gambling websites found violating the Interactive Gambling Act of 2001, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has further...

Esya Centre recommends framework for functioning of online gaming self-regulatory organizations

The Ministry for Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) released the draft online gaming rules at the beginning of last month. The rules stipulate the...

Jacqueline Fernandez joins illegal offshore betting website FairPlay as brand ambassador

FairPlay, an illegal offshore gambling company which runs a surrogate brand FairPlay News, has onboarded Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez as its brand ambassador. The...

Reports: China considering stern gaming restrictions for minors

The Chinese government is reportedly considering further restrictions on the three-hour limit for youth under the age of 18 playing video games. Three months after...

Bengaluru Open signs surrogate website of illegal offshore betting company as title sponsor

Bengaluru Open, one of the three ATP Challenger tennis tournaments hosted in India, has announced DafaNews, a surrogate website for the illegal offshore betting...

AVGC Promotion Task Force recommends 7 ways to boost the sector

A task force formed by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) in order to grow the animation, visual effects, gaming and comic (AVGC)...

All India Gaming Federation welcomes MeitY banning 138 betting apps with Chinese links

Last year in October, the Centre issued a strict advisory against showcasing betting advertisements on over-the-top (OTT) platforms, such as Netflix, Hotstar, and Amazon...

MeitY to ban 138 betting apps, 94 loan lending apps with Chinese links

In response to a notification from the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has started the procedure to...