India’s online gaming industry, once a rapidly expanding market fueled by billions in foreign investment, is now facing unprecedented disruption after the implementation of the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025. The sweeping legislation, passed by Parliament and signed by President Droupadi Murmu, imposes a blanket ban on all money-based online games, sparking the sector’s first legal battle led by A23. A23’s Petition Against the Ban A23, a leading operator in India known for its online rummy and poker offerings, has filed a petition with the Karnataka High Court. The case, lodged by its parent company, Head Digital Works, on August 28, challenges the law’s broad application. In its filing, A23 argued that the legislation “criminalises the legitimate business of playing online games of skill, which would result in the closure of various gaming companies overnight.” The company further criticized the law as a “product of state paternalism,”…Â Read More
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