– The Ministry of Electronics and information Technology has notified the final rules for online gaming.

– The aim of these rules is to enforce greater due diligence by online gaming and social media intermediaries in respect of online games and fake or false misleading information related to Government business.

– According to the final rules, government will appoint multiple self-regulatory organizations (SRO) including industry representatives, educationists and other experts such as child experts, psychology experts and so on.

– The new rules for online gaming prohibit betting and wagering games.

– The IT ministry has also notified mandatory KYC verification of real money online games.