{"id":777034867,"date":"2025-11-20T09:28:16","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T12:28:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777034867"},"modified":"2026-04-21T16:54:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T19:54:18","slug":"indias-ed-expands-online-gaming-probe-as-raids-enter-second-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/indias-ed-expands-online-gaming-probe-as-raids-enter-second-day","title":{"rendered":"India\u2019s ED carries out more raids linked to online gaming operations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Searches have covered 11 locations across Bengaluru, Delhi, and Gurugram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

India.- The Enforcement Directorate<\/strong> (ED) has carried out more raids on Gameskraft and WinZO as it broadens the scope of its investigation into alleged money laundering, cheating and certification irregularities. Searches have covered 11 locations<\/a> across Bengaluru, Delhi, and Gurugram, targeting corporate offices as well as the residences of senior executives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ED officials have reportedly questioned employees, founders and top management about certificates issued to companies for opening bank accounts and for Random Number Generator (RNG) compliance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

ED teams seized electronic evidence, cloned data from devices and reported instances of non-cooperation, alleging that some firms withheld information and restricted employees from entering their offices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Several stakeholders have expressed concern over the scale and timing of the enforcement action. Representatives told local media Storyboard18 that companies are being questioned over algorithmic and technical systems<\/strong>. They also noted that the raids come before the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act (PROGA) 2025 has been fully notified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s said that the investigation involves suspected money laundering activity through cryptocurrency. The agency is also reportedly reviewing allegations that certain platforms manipulated gaming algorithms, following FIRs filed by people who claim they were disadvantaged by altered gameplay outcomes.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> India\u2019s Enforcement Directorate conducts raids amid probe into gaming companies<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Searches have covered 11 locations across Bengaluru, Delhi, and Gurugram.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":680,"featured_media":13836,"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 Enforcement Directorate (ED) has expanded its investigation into alleged money laundering, cheating, and certification irregularities, conducting further raids on iGaming operators Gameskraft and WinZO. The enforcement action, which included seizing electronic evidence and questioning executives across 11 locations, raises significant concerns among industry stakeholders regarding regulatory compliance and operational stability, particularly as the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act (PROGA) 2025 is not yet fully notified.","focusai_entities":"Enforcement Directorate, Gameskraft, WinZO, Storyboard18","focusai_location":"India, Bengaluru, Delhi, Gurugram","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.95), regulator (0.98), compliance_legal (0.97), operator_casino (0.95), product_ux (0.75), tech_data (0.85), payments_fraud_aml (0.9), investor_analyst (0.93), supplier_vendor (0.8), journalist_researcher (0.95)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Impact on PROGA 2025?","query":"How might the ongoing ED investigations and the alleged non-cooperation from firms influence the final notification and implementation of India's Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act (PROGA) 2025?"},{"label":"Broader Operator Risk?","query":"What are the immediate and long-term implications of these expanded enforcement actions for other iGaming operators in India, particularly concerning their B2C licensing, RNG compliance, and AML governance frameworks?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[439,16334],"tags":[24634,58,4503],"class_list":["post-777034867","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-legal-news","category-south-asia-news","tag-illegal-online-gambling","tag-india","tag-legal"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777034867","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\/680"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777034867"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777034867\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777034891,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777034867\/revisions\/777034891"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13836"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777034867"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777034867"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777034867"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}