The law targets unregulated platforms and advertisements, raising concerns for industry giants like Dream11 and MPL.
What do you think? Does banning real-money games protect consumers, or just send users underground? Let’s discuss.
You probably missed the point of the news you are sharing so I bolded the part which is crucial to understand the effect of this law.
India wants to crack down unregulated casino that offer sports betting to their citizens which means sportsbook can still operate if they acquire some license. People has a choice to play on legit and regulated casino rather than play on underground casino.
I’m sure there will be local casino that will invest on acquiring license.
from what I read in this article:
The new bill states that anyone who offers money games after the law comes in force could face a jail term of up to three years and a fine.
https://www.reuters.com/world/india/india-passes-bill-ban-money-based-online-games-app-shutdowns-loom-2025-08-21/This law affects even regulated casinos. According to this passage in the article, it's clear to me that even licensed casinos or betting houses can't charge people to gamble because they could be arrested and fined. I wonder why they weren't more direct in stating that they're banning all gambling. I don't see how any casino or betting house could operate with this law. Can someone who lived in India clarify for me exactly how this law works?
I don't understand why certain governments need to resort to meaningless laws to supposedly protect their people. It wouldn't hurt to put laws in place that would force casinos or all gambling companies to adopt the view that people should only gamble with what they can afford to lose and that gambling shouldn't be seen as a way to get rich quick, and then let each person decide how to use their money.