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India seeks help from six countries on its igaming crackdown

1 December 2025 at 7:27am UTC-5
India’s financial crime unit, the Enforcement Directorate, says it will initiate letters of request to authorities in the US, Singapore, Dubai, the UAE, the Netherlands, and ...

Indian authorities arrest gambling executives over money laundering

28 November 2025 at 7:24am UTC-5
India’s financial crime unit, the Enforcement Directorate, has arrested Saumya Singh Rathore and Paavan Nanda, founders of esports platform Winzo, for operating an illegal ...
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Indian Supreme Court seeks government input on plea to ban online gambling

24 October 2025 at 7:23am UTC-4
India’s Supreme Court has asked the central government to respond to a public interest litigation that seeks a nationwide ban on online gambling platforms operating under the ...

Indian Supreme Court to hear public interest case against social games

16 October 2025 at 8:26am UTC-4
The Supreme Court of India has agreed to hear public interest litigation seeking a nationwide ban on online gambling and betting platforms allegedly operating under the guise of e ...
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Indian Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology publishes draft rules for online gaming bill

7 October 2025 at 6:46am UTC-4
Indian government agency, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, has published draft rules for the country’s Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming bill ...

Former Indian international cricketer appears in front of the Enforcement Directorate regarding 1xBet investigation

23 September 2025 at 7:08am UTC-4
Former Indian international cricketer Yuvraj Singh appeared in front of India’s Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday in relation to a money laundering case involving online ...

Fear that India’s online gambling ban will drive players to illegal sites

18 September 2025 at 3:34am UTC-4
Industry professionals in India have cautioned that the country’s recent online gambling ban will cause an influx of players to turn to illegal sites. The ban has impacted ...

Indian former MP and actor accused of endorsing illegal betting app

16 September 2025 at 5:29am UTC-4
An Indian former MP and actor, Mimi Chakraborty, appeared before the country’s Enforcement Directorate on Monday, due to alleged links to gambling operator 1xBet. Chakraborty ...
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India BCCI opens new title sponsorship bids after Dream11 exit

4 September 2025 at 6:10am UTC-4
The Board of Control for Cricket in India has invited bids for the national team’s title sponsorship after fantasy sports operator Dream11 ended its deal due to the government ...

Mobile Premier League to cut staff by 60% after India bans paid gaming

3 September 2025 at 5:36am UTC-4
Indian online gaming platform Mobile Premier League will terminate around 60% of its employees due to India’s newly introduced ban on paid games, according to Reuters. Mobile ...

A23 files first challenge to India’s igaming ban

29 August 2025 at 7:28am UTC-4
Indian gaming platform A23 has filed the first legal challenge against the government’s recent ban on online money-based games, marking the opening battle over a law that has ...

Dream11 warns of financial hit after India bans real money gaming

27 August 2025 at 5:58am UTC-4
Fantasy sports operator Dream11 has said its revenues dropped by 95% overnight after India’s new Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, which bans real money gaming ...

India law bans nearly all igaming platforms

22 August 2025 at 7:25am UTC-4
India's Parliament has passed a law to ban a large number of igaming platforms, after it was revealed that around 450 million people lost a combined US$2.3 billion to gambling ...

India plans ban on online money games amid fears of addiction

21 August 2025 at 6:56am UTC-4
India’s government is preparing legislation to ban online games played with real money, which could deliver a major setback to an industry that has drawn billions of dollars in ...

Indian authorities issue new summons to Google and Meta over illegal igaming

22 July 2025 at 7:09am UTC-4
The Indian government’s Internet oversight agency, Enforcement Directorate, has issued new summons to Google and Meta executives for 28 July after they failed to appear before ...