On April 22, 2026, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology notified the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025, creating the Online Gaming Authority of India with quasi-judicial powers. The framework enables suo motu scrutiny of games, mandates strict due diligence across operators, intermediaries, and advertisers, and introduces a dual-regulator regime for e-sports. With disclosure risks and rapid enforcement, businesses must adopt proactive, compliance-first systems rather than reactive approaches.
Please click here to read the full article by Probir Roy Chowdhury, Partner; and Rachana Rautray, Partner, published in Mondaq.
Probir specializes in Corporate Commercial, Venture/Private Equity and Information Technology/FinTech. He has been involved in corporate transactions focused on the high technology industry including cross border Mergers & Acquisitions.