Online Games
Online real-money gaming shut out as Centre opens door for non-money platforms
The rules, effective 1 May, prohibit online real-money gaming, while allowing non-monetary games to operate without mandatory registration, except in select categories such as e-sports, and provide for the creation of a regulatory authority to oversee the sector.
4 min read22 Apr 2026The Game Awards 2025: Full list of winners as Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 scores big with nine awards
The Game Awards 2025 were announced on Thursday night, and ‘Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’ was the biggest winner. Here is the full list of winners.
2 min read12 Dec 2025The Game Awards 2025 full list of winners: Who all won, results and everything announced
The Game Awards 2025 dazzled on Thursday with epic wins for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, which swept multiple categories, including Game of the Year. Highlights included Best Action Game for Hades 2 and Best Family Game for Donkey Kong Bananza. Dive into the full winners' list and announcements!
6 min read12 Dec 2025BLACKPINK's Lisa joins Fortnite Festival Season 12 as official headliner; Epic Games reveals her Icon Series skin
Global K-pop superstar joins the Fortnite universe with a new Icon Series skin and exclusive in-game content.
1 min read30 Nov 2025Kavin Bharti Mittal to shut down ‘Hike’ after India's ban on real-money games: ‘Not the best use of capital or time…’
Bharti Airtel's Sunil Bharti Mittal-son, Kavin Bharti Mittal, who founded the company Hike in 2012, announced that the team and investors have decided to shut down operations after India has imposed a ban on real-money games.
2 min read13 Sep 2025Call a spade a spade: Yes, it’s online gambling that’s banned
When a phenomenon turns into a mass menace, the state must intervene, regardless of what elites say. There’s poetic justice in calling out real money online gaming for what it is and acting against it.
4 min read31 Aug 2025Online gaming ban: Karnataka High Court to hear first challenge against controversial new law
The new law bans all forms of online money gaming, casting an existential question over the sector. Heads Digital Works says it infringes on its fundamental rights to trade, equality, and livelihood.
3 min read29 Aug 2025Gaming ban deals a $1 billion blow to India’s ad industry—and cricket sponsorships
India’s new law banning real-money gaming apps could wipe out over $1 billion in ad spending, hitting cricket sponsorships, streaming, and social media campaigns.Ad agencies are scrambling to fill the gap, with consumer goods, e-commerce, and auto companies seen as likely replacements.
4 min read26 Aug 2025Dream11 stops all paid contests, pivots to ‘free-to-play’ online social game
Popular online gaming platform Dream11 has decided to stop all paid contests and shift into a ‘free-to-play’ online social game platform as India moves towards an Online Gaming Bill, which bans all online money gaming services.
2 min read22 Aug 2025Andy Mukherjee: India’s ban on betting apps could worsen money laundering
The ban will end India’s open betting frenzy but can’t escape the law of unintended consequences. As addicts look elsewhere for their fix, the off-radar use of crypto—India has nearly 100 million wallets—will likely stoke capital outflows and make it harder to detect money laundering.
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