Online Gaming Rules Coming Soon: Ashwini Vaishnaw Announces 15-Day Notification Window

• Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced at Davos that online gaming rules will be notified within 15 days.
• The rules operationalize India's new online gaming law, the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, enacted in August 2025.
• The legislation prohibits online money games where users deposit funds expecting winnings, granting the government powers to ban such games and penalize facilitators.
• Extensive consultations were held with the gaming industry, financial sector, regulators, and law enforcement to shape the framework.
• The new law led to a sharp collapse of India's $3.5 billion real-money gaming industry, significantly reshaping the ecosystem.

Why It Matters: India's new online gaming rules, operationalizing a recent law, will be notified within 15 days after consultations.