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Stricter law to regulate online gaming, gambling
The New Indian Express Kalaburagi
|February 11, 2025
Harsher Regulations Needed
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is exploring the need for a central law to regulate online gaming, gambling, betting, and lotteries, which have expanded rapidly in recent times, sources said on Monday.
A decision in this regard was taken at a recent meeting of the top officials of the MHA, where experts from the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre were directed to prepare a report on various aspects of such online activities, sources who were part of the deliberations told this newspaper.
They added that officials from various law enforcement agencies and the Intelligence Bureau attended the meeting.
This story is from the February 11, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Kalaburagi.
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