{"id":777001182,"date":"2022-12-19T12:51:58","date_gmt":"2022-12-19T15:51:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777001182"},"modified":"2026-04-23T01:54:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T04:54:32","slug":"india-plans-law-on-online-gaming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/india-plans-law-on-online-gaming","title":{"rendered":"India plans law on online gaming"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw says the information technology ministers of all states are concerned about the effects of online games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">India.- <strong>Ashwini Vaishnaw<\/strong>, India&#8217;s minister of railways, communications and electronics and information technology says the government would formulate a<strong> law on online gaming<\/strong>. According to Business Standard, Vaishnaw met with the information technology ministers of all states to receive their input.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vaishnaw said all ministers were concerned about addiction. He said: &#8220;We have taken up a very serious consultation process with all stakeholders. We will be able to come up with a proper policy very soon which might even involve a new law or a regulation, he explained.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/madhya-pradesh-creates-task-force-to-discuss-ban-on-online-gambling\" target=\"_blank\">Madhya Pradesh government<\/a>&nbsp;has resumed a discussion on a possible ban on online gambling. An announcement on the government\u2019s Twitter account said the additional chief secretary of the home department will lead a task force to analyse the technical and legal aspects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elsewhere in India, former chief minister<strong>&nbsp;V. Narayanasamy<\/strong>&nbsp;has urged the National Democratic Alliance government of the Union Territory of Puducherry to&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/india-former-chief-minister-urges-puducherry-to-ban-online-gambling\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ban online gambling<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw says the information technology ministers of all states are concerned about the effects of online games.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":19174,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"India's Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced plans to formulate a new federal law or regulation for online gaming, following consultations with state IT ministers who expressed significant concerns over addiction. Concurrently, the Madhya Pradesh government is exploring a potential ban through a dedicated task force, while former chief minister V. Narayanasamy has urged a ban in the Union Territory of Puducherry.","focusai_entities":"Ashwini Vaishnaw, Business Standard, Madhya Pradesh government, V. 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