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In a landmark ruling, the Apex Court has upheld GST levy on the entire stake amount paid by players on online gaming platforms in games where such stake or bet money is the prize money.

The Intermediary Rules set out specific compliance and due diligence obligations for intermediaries operating in India.

Prior to the promulgation of the Constitution of India, gambling in India was governed by the Public Gambling Act, 1857.

Welcome to the November 2025 edition of Game, Set & Match Monthly, your all-access pass to the latest legal, regulatory, and industry updates in the ever-evolving world of sports and gaming—both in India and internationally.

According to the India Brand Equity Foundation, the Indian online gaming market is currently valued at USD 2.6 billion and is projected to reach USD 8.6 billion by the year 2027.

Draft Rules to implement India's ‘Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025' ("Act") - the country's first comprehensive central law to govern online gaming – were released on October 2, 2025.

The north eastern states of India are a popular hub for tourists as well as adventure sports lovers.

The board game, LUDO, is the perennial nostalgic favourite from everyone's childhood, having historic roots dating back to depictions and iterations of it in the cave paintings of Ajanta-Ellora, as well as in the Mahabharatha.

In less than a month, India's GST Council reassembled for its 51st meeting with a view to providing clarity on taxation of supplies in online gaming.

As we trudge into 2022, terms like ‘Meta'/ ‘Metaverse'/ ‘Augmented Reality'/ ‘Occulus' are on the tips of every tongue, the words seemingly flowing through social media and news platforms in an endless stream of information.

ON MARCH 3, 2025, THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA ("SEBI") VIDE CIRCULAR NO. SEBI/LADNRO/GN/2025/233 INTRODUCED THE SEBI...

On April 22, 2026, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (“MeitY”) notified the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Rules, 2026 (“Gaming Rules”) set to come into force on May 1, 2026...

Early 2000s console and PC gaming introduced countless people to digital gaming platforms which marked the beginning of online gaming business across world...

Digital media and entertainment space has seen significant growth in India and the market is likely grow by 3X in the next 6 years. This growth trajectory, is driven by digital platforms, OTTs, gaming...

While courts (including the Supreme Court of India) have, over the years, clarified a whole range of issues surrounding classification of games, albeit,...

India's online gaming industry has been buzzing with activity of late. The industry has already seen phenomenal growth and offers vast potential ahead, given India's young population...

The beginning of 2023 has come with a bang for the Online Gaming and E-Sports industry.