Try GOLD - Free
Post gaming bill, questions aplenty for Indian cricket
The New Indian Express Villupuram
|August 21, 2025
If bill becomes law, the wider sporting establishment may be forced to look for sponsors; gaming companies may challenge constitutional validity in court
INDIA's burgeoning real money online gaming industry faces one of its biggest challenges after the Lok Sabha, on Wednesday, passed the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025. If the Bill becomes law, the entire ecosystem, touted to be valued at over Rs 2 lakh crore, may crumble.
A day before it was tabled in the Lok Sabha, the industry, led by its three associations—the Federation of Indian Fantasy Sports (FIFS), E-Gaming Federation (EGF), and the All India Gaming Federation (AIGF)—wrote a letter pleading their case. "Such a blanket prohibition," they addressed to the home ministry, "would strike a death knell for this legitimate, job-creating industry and would cause serious harm to Indian users and citizens. This Bill, if passed, will shut down regulated and responsible Indian platforms, driving crores of players into the hands of illegal matka networks, offshore gambling websites, and fly-by-night operators who operate without safeguards, consumer protections, or taxation." It further stated that this industry was a 'sunrise sector'.
This story is from the August 21, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Villupuram.
Subscribe to Magzter GOLD to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 10,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Sign In
MORE STORIES FROM The New Indian Express Villupuram
The New Indian Express Villupuram
Tax dept intensifies action against fake deductions
THE tax department has intensified its action against bogus claims of deductions and exemptions under the Income Tax Act, using a data-driven approach to identify suspicious filings and intermediaries facilitating tax evasion.
1 min
December 14, 2025
The New Indian Express Villupuram
Madras HC refuses to stop research groups from publishing articles against educational institute
THE Madras High Court has refused to grant mandatory interim injunction against two research groups - India Research Watch and Retraction Watch - against publishing articles criticising and questioning the claims of Saveetha Institute for Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS) on its academic and research performance.
1 mins
December 14, 2025
The New Indian Express Villupuram
With education as cornerstone of growth, Puducherry makes major strides in literacy
PUDUCHERRY'S renewed thrust on education is reshaping the union territory's social landscape, with the administration positioning learning, accessibility and opportunity at the heart of its development agenda.
1 mins
December 14, 2025
The New Indian Express Villupuram
INDIA CHOKES AS POWER PLAYS ON
POWER & POLITICS
5 mins
December 14, 2025
The New Indian Express Villupuram
Major thrust on welfare of SCs and STs for an inclusive society
OVER the past four years, the Puducherry government has placed notable emphasis on strengthening welfare measures for Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST), translating its commitments to inclusion into a broad slate of social, economic and educational interventions.
1 min
December 14, 2025
The New Indian Express Villupuram
Building a stronger, steadier tomorrow
PUDUCHERRY is stepping into a new era, one defined by stronger roads, smarter cities, and forward-looking governance.
2 mins
December 14, 2025
The New Indian Express Villupuram
The Great Indian Aviation Robbery
The breakdown was not sudden, though it felt that way to those of us trapped in the glass-and-steel belly of Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport that day.
4 mins
December 14, 2025
The New Indian Express Villupuram
Sebi chief seeks CAs’ help for robust market system
SEBI chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey has sought active cooperation of chartered accounts (CAs) to build a stronger financial market architecture with standardised complex valuations by ensuring that price assumptions are consistent, transparent, and welldocumented.
1 min
December 14, 2025
The New Indian Express Villupuram
Zero maternal death: UT sets new benchmark in healthcare
P UDUCHERRY continues to reinforce its reputation as a model in quality healthcare delivery, driven by sustained investment in medical infrastructure, technology, and human resources.
1 min
December 14, 2025
The New Indian Express Villupuram
The Wars Behind the War
Even before the first shots of 1971 were fired, India was quietly arming and training the Mukti Bahini as Pakistani troops unleashed a campaign of rape and mass murder across East Bengal. With the US firmly backing Pakistan, Indira Gandhi openly cocked a snook at Washington—turning diplomacy into defiance and resolve into battle
6 mins
December 14, 2025
Listen
Translate
Change font size