Will India's Ban on Online Money Games Work? Or Will It Meet the Same Fate as Liquor Prohibition?

By Rajesh Mahapatra

Rajesh Mahapatra, ex-Editor of PTI, has deep experience in political and economic journalism, shaping media coverage of key events.

October 13, 2025 at 7:53 AM IST

In the latest episode of Tracking Trends, Vedika Pandey, a lawyer and Senior Associate at Koan Advisory, a New Delhi-based tech policy consulting firm, joins me to decode the draft rules for regulation of online gaming released by the government last week. The rules follow the enactment of the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025 on August 22.

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