{"id":777047037,"date":"2026-09-03T11:29:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T14:29:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777047037"},"modified":"2026-09-03T11:53:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T14:53:13","slug":"india-weighs-new-payment-rules-after-us7-4bn-betting-crackdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/india-weighs-new-payment-rules-after-us7-4bn-betting-crackdown","title":{"rendered":"India weighs new payment rules after US$7.4bn betting crackdown"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

DGGI has recommended recording website and bank account information to help authorities trace payments linked to illegal betting networks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

India.- The Indian Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI)<\/strong> has proposed measures intended to improve the tracing of payments from online betting websites. The changes would require additional payment information to identify websites along with the bank accounts linked to GST registrations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The additional payment information is intended to help authorities identify cases where betting platforms use separate merchant companies to collect customer funds. It could also help trace payment networks associated with other illicit activities. DGGI submitted its recommendations to the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC)<\/strong>, where they are now being considered by the Department of Revenue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The government has not yet decided which entity would be responsible for recording the website information or how the details would be verified. The measures are therefore expected to undergo further consultation with banks and payment companies before any requirements are introduced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Under the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025<\/strong>, banks and payment systems are prohibited from processing transactions connected to online money games. <\/p>\n\n\n

\n\t\t\tSee also:<\/span><\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> Bangladesh Police attend bKash training session on tracing online gambling financial flows<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

DGGI has recommended recording website and bank account information to help authorities trace payments linked to illegal betting networks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2395,"featured_media":777036406,"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 Indian Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI) has proposed enhanced payment tracing measures for online betting, requiring website and bank account information linked to GST registrations. These recommendations aim to identify illicit betting platforms utilizing separate merchant entities and trace associated financial networks. Currently under review by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) and the Department of Revenue, the measures anticipate further consultation with financial institutions before implementation.","focusai_entities":"Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI), Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), Department of Revenue","focusai_location":"India, Bangladesh","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (1.0), operator_casino (0.8), tech_data (0.8), payments_fraud_aml (1.0), investor_analyst (0.8), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Payment Tracing Impact?","query":"What are the anticipated operational and technical challenges for banks and payment companies in implementing DGGI's proposed website and bank account information tracing requirements, particularly concerning data verification and cross-border transactions?"},{"label":"Illicit Gaming Enforcement?","query":"How will DGGI's enhanced payment tracing measures integrate with the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025, to effectively curb illicit online money games and what are the projected impacts on the regulated iGaming market in India?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[156,16334],"tags":[24619,1897,225],"class_list":["post-777047037","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-regulation-news","category-south-asia-news","tag-finance","tag-igaming","tag-legislation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777047037","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\/2395"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777047037"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777047037\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777047052,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777047037\/revisions\/777047052"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777036406"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777047037"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777047037"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777047037"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}