Amid the ongoing chaos in Parliament since the beginning of the monsoon session, the Online Gaming Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. The bill encourages e-sports and online social games while prohibiting harmful online money gaming services, advertisements, and related financial transactions.

As reported by news agency ANI, the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025, also proposes to outlaw all online betting and gambling activities. The bill primarily focuses on restricting online fantasy sports, as well as online gambling like poker, rummy, other card games, and online lotteries, the Ministry of Electronics and IT said in a statement minutes after its introduction.

While tabling the bill in the lower house, the government said, “The Bill seeks to completely ban offering, operating, or facilitating online money games, irrespective of whether based on skill, chance, or both,” as cited by ANI.