Paper: GS – II, Subject: Polity, Topic: Legislature, Issue: Online Gaming Bill 2025.
Context:
The Online Gaming Bill 2025, passed by the Lok Sabha, bans harmful real-money gaming to curb addiction and financial risks, while promoting e-sports and social gaming through a new regulatory framework.
- It aims to protect users and support the growth of safe, skill-based gaming in India.
- The Bill introduces a complete ban on real money gaming, citing its social, financial, and psychological harms, while simultaneously creating an enabling framework for e-sports and online social games.Â
- With this move, the government seeks to protect vulnerable sections of society, promote responsible gaming, and support the growth of India’s digital innovation ecosystem.
Key Takeaways:
Key Provisions of the Online Gaming Bill 2025:
The legislation is structured around three key segments of gaming:
- E-Sports: Recognized as a creative and recreational industry with strong growth potential, the Bill supports e-sports development as a mainstream sector.
- Online Social Games: Encouraged as safe entertainment options that do not involve financial risks or addictive gambling mechanisms.
- Online Money Games: Completely prohibited, covering activities such as fantasy sports, poker, rummy, and other real money-based platforms where players deposit funds with monetary return expectations.
- Violations of the ban will attract strict penalties, including: Imprisonment of up to three years and fines up to Rs. 1 crore for first-time offenders.
- Enhanced penalties for repeat offenders, including imprisonment between three to five years and fines up to Rs. 2 crore.
Establishment of an Online Gaming Authority:
By encouraging e-sports, the Bill also aligns with India’s ambition to emerge as a global player in digital entertainment, especially as the country prepares to host world-class sporting events like the proposed 2036 Olympics.
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