{"id":56023,"date":"2025-10-04T20:42:30","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T15:12:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=56023"},"modified":"2025-10-06T11:21:26","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T05:51:26","slug":"draft-rules-for-online-gaming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/04-10-2025\/draft-rules-for-online-gaming","title":{"rendered":"Draft Rules for Online Gaming"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS2\/Governance<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY)<\/strong> has released <strong>draft rules for online gaming.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>They are intended to <strong>operationalise the Promotion and Regulation of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/21-08-2025\/online-gaming-bill-2025\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/21-08-2025\/online-gaming-bill-2025\">Online Gaming (PROG) Act, 2025<\/a>.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It <strong>bans real money gaming (RMG) platforms<\/strong> such as online poker, rummy and fantasy sports while permitting only social games and e-sports.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Major Provisions<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Online Gaming Authority of India:<\/strong> It proposes the creation of the Online Gaming Authority of India (OGAI) as a <strong>dedicated regulator to oversee online gaming.<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The authority will have quasi-judicial powers, <\/strong>including summoning individuals, examining evidence, and issuing binding orders.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Composition: <\/strong>Chairperson and 5 members from different ministries.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Functions:<\/strong> To decide whether a game is an \u201conline money game\u201d.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It will register online games.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Impose penalties and issue directions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cancel registration if a game changes its model to involve betting or wagering.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Scope of the Act: <\/strong>It includes all forms of online money games e.g., poker, fantasy sports, betting.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It allows only \u201conline social games\u201d and e-sports \u2014 games meant for recreation, education, or skill development.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Registration: <\/strong>Both e-sports and social games will require compulsory registration with the authority. A certificate of registration will be valid for up to five years.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Regulation: <\/strong>Companies must register their games with the Authority.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>They must provide details of revenue model and user safety features.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Proof that revenue comes from ads, subscriptions, or access fees \u2014 not from wagers or stakes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Penalties and Offences: <\/strong>Offering online money gaming services may attract up to three years\u2019 imprisonment and fines of up to \u20b91 crore.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Advertising such platforms could lead to two years\u2019 imprisonment and fines up to \u20b950 lakh.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Violations are non-bailable offences and entire company staff can be held liable for facilitating breaches.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Penalty Depends on: <\/strong>The gain from violation, loss to users and repetition of offence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Grievance Redressal Mechanism (Three-tiered): <\/strong>Internal mechanism of the game company.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Grievance Appellate Committee (GAC) \u2014 under IT Rules, 2021.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Online Gaming Authority of India \u2014 final appeal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Role of Various Authorities: E-sports<\/strong> will fall under the <strong>Ministry of Youth Affairs,<\/strong> while <strong>social games<\/strong> will be regulated by the <strong>Ministry of Information &amp; Broadcasting.\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>MeitY <\/strong>will hold overall <strong>regulatory responsibility.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Ministry of Information &amp; Broadcasting (I&amp;B) <\/strong>will issue codes of practice and guidelines for classifying online social games (recreational, educational, skill-based, etc.).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Significance&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It will establish a<strong> uniform and national-level legal framework<\/strong> in the public interest.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It will<strong> protect the country\u2019s youth<\/strong> from predatory online Real Money Gaming apps which manipulate them through misleading monetary return promises.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It seeks to <strong>curb gambling, addiction, and financial risks,<\/strong> while <strong>promoting ethical, skill-based gaming.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsonair.gov.in\/government-invites-public-feedback-on-draft-promotion-and-regulation-of-online-gaming-rules-2025\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>AIR<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Context<\/strong><\/p>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">The Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) has released draft rules for online gaming.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>About<\/strong><\/p>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">They are intended to operationalise the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming (PROG) Act, 2025.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">It bans real money gaming (RMG) platforms such as online poker, rummy and fantasy sports while permitting only social games and e-sports.<\/li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/04-10-2025\/draft-rules-for-online-gaming\" class=\"btn btn-primary btn-sm float-end\">Read\u00a0More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-56023","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-current-affairs"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56023","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56023"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56023\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":56058,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56023\/revisions\/56058"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56023"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56023"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56023"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}