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SC suggests excluding tournaments from online gaming ban, seeks Centre's reply
Millennium Post Delhi
|New Delhi 05November2025
NEXT HEARING SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 26
The Supreme Court on Tuesday suggested that regular competitions and tournaments might not fall within the scope of the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025, as such events do not meet the definition of "betting and gambling".
A bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and K V Viswanathan made the observation while hearing a batch of petitions challenging the law, which prohibits "online money games" and restricts banking services and advertisements related to them. The court asked the Union government to submit a detailed reply to the main petitions.
"We want the Additional Solicitor General appearing for the Union to file a comprehensive reply to the main petition itself," the bench said. It directed that copies of the Centre's response be shared with the petitioners in advance, allowing them to file rejoinders if needed. The matter will next be heard on November 26.
This story is from the New Delhi 05November2025 edition of Millennium Post Delhi.
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