🚹 India Bans Real-Money Online Gaming 🚹

India has officially enacted the Promotion & Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025 — imposing a nationwide ban on:

đŸŽČ Poker

🃏 Rummy

⚡ Fantasy Sports

📊 Over 450M users were losing nearly $2.3B annually through these platforms.

⚖ Penalty: Up to 5 years in prison for operators and participants.

✅ Still Allowed:

🎼 E-sports

📚 Educational games

đŸ‘„ Social gaming

Authorities call this a move to protect users from financial exploitation while reshaping India’s digital gaming landscape.

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