Online gaming task force may set spend limits in framework

An inter-ministerial group tasked with drawing up a framework to regulate online gaming is likely to introduce rules governing the amount of money individual players spend in a game, people in the know told ET. The task force set up by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology ( Meity) could also set a limit on the money spent daily by players on in-game purchases, according to the sources who said the central idea is to ensure “consumer and gamer protection.”

The draft regulations are likely to be finalised over the next month and will then be brought out for public consultation, they said.