The company also urged the government to explicitly recognise Opinion Trading as a permissible skill-based activity and by adopting a differentiated regulatory approach instead of a blanket prohibition.
Probo emphasized that a more balanced regulatory approach would better safeguard consumers, generate sustainable tax revenues, create jobs, and prevent the migration of users to unregulated platforms.
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw highlighted that the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025, is the result of over three years of industry engagement. The bill aims to foster growth in India's gaming sector while mitigating its harmful social impacts.
The Esports Players Welfare Association (EPWA) has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking reconsideration of the recently presented Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025, which aims to promote online social games while prohibiting money-based gaming services
The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, passed by the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, is a significant bill aimed at regulating online gaming, recognizing its growing importance in the digital sector, Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw said.
Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, aiming to promote e-sports and online social games, while outlawing online money gaming.
The Online Gaming Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, where it was noted that esports will be recognised as a legitimate form of competitive sport in India.
In the just-introduced Bill to regulate online gaming in India, there will be no punishment for those playing online games; it is only the service providers, advertisers, promoters, and those who financially support such games will face the consequences.
The Bill introduced in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday about online gaming encourages e-sports and online social games while prohibiting harmful online money gaming services, advertisements, and financial transactions related to them.
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], August 20: The Techno India University campus roared with energy as the NoScope Gaming University Esports Championship (UEC) 2025 National Finals brought the country's top collegiate esports talent under one roof for the biggest university esports spectacle Eas
According to the List of Business in the Lok Sabha, Shah will introduce the Constitution (One Hundred and Thirtieth Amendment) Bill, 2025, to further amend the Constitution of India and the Government of Union Territories (Amendment) Bill, 2025, apart from the bill to amend the Jammu and