{"id":777008469,"date":"2023-08-23T07:14:08","date_gmt":"2023-08-23T10:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777008469"},"modified":"2026-04-22T18:47:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T21:47:33","slug":"tamil-nadu-creates-online-gaming-authority-to-regulate-real-money-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/tamil-nadu-creates-online-gaming-authority-to-regulate-real-money-games","title":{"rendered":"Tamil Nadu creates online gaming authority to regulate real money games"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Tamil Nadu Online Gaming Authority was created under the Prohibition of Online Gambling and Regulation of Online Games Act, 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>India.- The Tamil Nadu government has established the Tamil Nadu Online Gaming Authority, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/tamil-nadu-creates-new-gaming-authority-after-ban-enters-force\" target=\"_blank\">five months after an initial announcement<\/a>.\u00a0The move follows the implementation of\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/tamil-nadu-governor-approves-online-gambling-ban\" target=\"_blank\">the Prohibition of Online Gambling and Regulation of Online Games Act<\/a>, 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The regulator will be led by former IAS officer\u00a0<strong>Md Nasimuddin<\/strong> as the chairman. Other members include former IPS officer MC Sarangan, Dr. C Chellappan, O Raveendran and In-Gage Group CEO Vijay Karunakaran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The authority will have the following responsibilities:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Regulating all forms of online games<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Issuing certificates to online games providers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Identifying online games of chance to be specifically prohibited from being played for stakes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Overseeing the functioning of online games providers in Tamil Nadu<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Collecting and maintaining information and data with regard to the activities of online games providers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Formulating regulations relating to time limits, monetary limits, and age restrictions relating to online games<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In cases of fraudulent registration or non-compliance with guidelines, the authority holds the power to issue show-cause notices to online game providers. The move towards more stringent control and oversight has come amid <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/tamil-nadu-government-accused-of-ignoring-ruling-on-online-rummy\" target=\"_blank\">a legal dispute between the state government and gaming companies<\/a> that argue for the legality of skill-based games. A final hearing has been set for tomorrow (August 24).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Tamil Nadu Online Gaming Authority was created under the Prohibition of Online Gambling and Regulation of Online Games Act, 2022.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":34643,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"The Tamil Nadu government has formally established the Tamil Nadu Online Gaming Authority, five months post-announcement, under the Prohibition of Online Gambling and Regulation of Online Games Act, 2022. This new regulatory body, led by former IAS officer Md Nasimuddin, is tasked with comprehensive oversight of the state's online gaming sector, including licensing, data collection, and setting operational parameters. The move intensifies regulatory scrutiny amidst an ongoing legal challenge from gaming companies contesting the legality of skill-based games.","focusai_entities":"Tamil Nadu Online Gaming Authority, Md Nasimuddin, MC Sarangan, Dr. C Chellappan, O Raveendran, In-Gage Group, Vijay Karunakaran","focusai_location":"Tamil Nadu, India","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.95), operator_casino (0.9), affiliate_publisher (0.75), product_ux (0.7), tech_data (0.7), marketing_crm (0.7), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.85), journalist_researcher (0.95)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Impact on Skill Games?","query":"How will the Tamil Nadu Online Gaming Authority's mandate to identify and prohibit games of chance impact the ongoing legal dispute regarding the classification and legality of skill-based online games?"},{"label":"Operational Compliance Costs?","query":"What specific compliance costs and operational adjustments are anticipated for B2C operators and B2B suppliers to meet the new certification, data collection, and regulatory reporting requirements imposed by the Tamil Nadu Online Gaming Authority?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[154,16334],"tags":[23911],"class_list":["post-777008469","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-legislation-news","category-south-asia-news","tag-gambling-regulation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777008469","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777008469"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777008469\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777008491,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777008469\/revisions\/777008491"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34643"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777008469"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777008469"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777008469"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}