{"id":777029928,"date":"2025-08-05T09:47:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T12:47:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777029928"},"modified":"2026-04-21T20:23:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T23:23:28","slug":"indias-supreme-court-requests-nationwide-responses-on-illegal-betting-apps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/indias-supreme-court-requests-nationwide-responses-on-illegal-betting-apps","title":{"rendered":"India&#8217;s Supreme Court requests nationwide responses on call to ban betting apps"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The court has issued notices to state governments, regulators and companies in response to a public interest litigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>India.- The <strong>Supreme Court of India<\/strong> has issued notices to state governments, national regulators and tech giants in response to a public interest litigation (PIL) that seeks a ban on <strong>betting apps<\/strong>. The petition calls for strict regulation of online gaming and fantasy sports under a unified legal framework.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Supreme Court has issued notices to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the Enforcement Directorate (ED), and the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). It also requested responses from Google and Apple and gaming platforms Dream11, MPL, and A23 Games, according to Nagalang Post. The matter is scheduled for hearing on August 18.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/india-blocks-over-1500-illegal-gambling-sites-between-2022-and-june-2025\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/india-blocks-over-1500-illegal-gambling-sites-between-2022-and-june-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">India blocked over 1,500 illegal gambling sites<\/a> between 2022 and June 2025. Jitin Prasada, minister of State for Electronics &amp; IT.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"see-also-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"see-also-label\">See also:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-article\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"related-article__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/06\/Mumbai-India-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"related-article__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"see-also-label-strong\">See also:<\/span> <a href='https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/maharashtra-sounds-alarm-on-illegal-online-betting'>Maharashtra sounds alarm on illegal online betting<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The court has issued notices to state governments, regulators and companies in response to a public interest litigation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":218,"featured_media":16308,"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 Supreme Court of India has issued notices to state governments, national regulators, and tech giants in response to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking a ban on betting apps and a unified regulatory framework for online gaming and fantasy sports. Key entities including the Reserve Bank of India, Enforcement Directorate, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, Google, Apple, Dream11, MPL, and A23 Games have been requested to respond, with a hearing scheduled for August 18. This action underscores India's ongoing efforts to address illegal gambling and establish clearer governance frameworks for the digital gaming sector.","focusai_entities":"Supreme Court of India, Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Enforcement Directorate (ED), Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), Google, Apple, Dream11, MPL, A23 Games, Jitin Prasada","focusai_location":"India","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (1.0), operator_casino (0.9), affiliate_publisher (0.7), product_ux (0.7), tech_data (0.7), marketing_crm (0.8), payments_fraud_aml (0.8), investor_analyst (0.95), supplier_vendor (0.8), journalist_researcher (0.95)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"PIL Legal Arguments?","query":"What are the specific legal precedents or constitutional arguments underpinning the PIL's call for a ban on betting apps and a unified regulatory framework in India?"},{"label":"Skill vs. Chance Impact?","query":"How might the Supreme Court's decision influence the distinction between games of skill and games of chance, and what implications does this have for existing fantasy sports operators in India?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[154,16334],"tags":[1897,58],"class_list":["post-777029928","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-legislation-news","category-south-asia-news","tag-igaming","tag-india"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777029928","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\/218"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777029928"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777029928\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777029937,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777029928\/revisions\/777029937"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16308"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777029928"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777029928"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777029928"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}