♦ Parliament has passed the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025, with the Rajya Sabha approving it on 21 August 2025.

♦ This Bill encourages e-sports and online social games while prohibiting harmful online money gaming services, advertisements, and financial transactions related to them.

♦ It has the provision for the appointment of an Online Gaming Authority for coordinated policy support, strategic development and regulatory oversight of the sector. 

♦ The objective of the Bill is to protect individuals, especially youth and vulnerable populations, from the adverse social, economic, psychological and privacy related impacts of such games.

♦ The Bill has a provision of complete ban on offering, operating, or facilitating online money games.

♦ There is a provision of imprisonment up to three years and fine up to one crore rupees or both in case of violation of the law related to online money gaming.