{"id":29058,"date":"2022-04-19T07:18:55","date_gmt":"2022-04-19T10:18:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=29058"},"modified":"2026-04-23T09:31:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T12:31:24","slug":"india-considers-regulating-online-gambling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/india-considers-regulating-online-gambling","title":{"rendered":"India considers regulating online gambling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Authorities in India are analysing the possibility of introducing a regulatory regime for online gaming with a regulator to sanction illicit operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

India.- As more states begin to rethink the idea of banning gambling<\/a> due to missed potential tax revenue, authorities are considering the possibility of establishing a regulatory regime for online gambling. According to local media reports, the government now wants to curb increasing illegal operations<\/strong> by creating a new regulator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through the Online Gambling Regulation Act<\/strong>, the government would create a central gambling regulator, the Online Gambling Commission, with a mandate to oversee the operations of online gambling operators and punish illegal operators. It would have the power to issue, suspend and revoke licences for online gambling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The committee would also have the power to make rules related to licensing, including on who is eligible to gamble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To date, apart from the Supreme Court’s precedent on skill-based gambling, there is no federal statute to govern India’s gambling industry, with each state taking its own stance on the issue. In March, the All India Game Federation (AIGF)<\/a> had urged Indian states to take a proactive approach to develop a robust policy framework for the online gaming industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PK Mishra<\/strong>, president of All India Gaming Federation, told News9: \u201cIndia has more than 200 million e-gamers playing across more than 200 platforms. E-sports and e-gaming, under the umbrella of digital economy growth, are going to play an important role in the Indian economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTo encourage this, the e-gaming industry needs robust policy frameworks and digital infrastructure to foray towards being a global leader.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

India\u2019s online gaming spend increased by 26% in 2021<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In March, a report from the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry and Ernst & Young found that the number of players paying for online gaming in India has grown 17 per cent<\/strong> from 80 million in 2020 to 95 million in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The total number of online gaming players increased by 8 per cent from 360 million to 390 million. By 2023, the number is expected to exceed 450 million<\/strong>. According to the report, the annual revenue of the online gaming segment in India grew by 28 per cent, from Rs79bn in 2020 to Rs101bn in 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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