States, Trai jump into the fray to regulate online gaming

In the absence of a self-regulatory mechanism for online gaming proposed by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) in April last year, multiple regulatory offshoots are emerging for the sector.

These include laws being framed by states including Tamil Nadu and Karnataka to curb online real money gaming. At the central level, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) last month launched consultations on the proposed National Broadcasting Policy 2024, which included issues pertaining to a regulatory framework for online gaming.