ETtech In-depth: Banned in India, but it’s business as usual for offshore real money gaming firmsAn ET investigation found accessing betting websites to be child’s play, without even the need of a VPN. But getting money out of them isn’...
06 Mar, 2026, 12.27 PM IST
Online betting firms eye overseas marketsIndian online money gaming companies face uncertainty after a betting ban. They are seeking government clarity on overseas investments and ...
21 Feb, 2026, 06.54 AM IST
ED chargesheets Winzo, alleges bots duped players of Rs 734 croreThe Enforcement Directorate has charged online gaming firm WinZO and its promoters, accusing it of rigging real-money games using bots and ...
26 Jan, 2026, 04.41 PM IST
From RMG ban to esports glory: India’s gaming rollercoaster in 2025India’s gaming industry had a volatile year, with rapid growth in online play, a sudden real-money gaming ban, and esports gaining official...
15 Dec, 2025, 08.08 AM IST
ETtech Explainer: Winzo founders' arrests, centre’s fraud charges a moment of reckoning for Indian gamingIn a startling turn of events, the founders of Winzo have been apprehended on charges of money laundering, casting a shadow over the Indian...
27 Nov, 2025, 06.48 PM IST
Smaller gaming companies keep dice rolling as bigger players panicIndia's real money gaming sector is in a peculiar limbo. While a ban looms, some local firms are still hosting cash contests, exploiting a ...
07 Nov, 2025, 06.00 AM IST
Ban-hit real money gaming companies fire 2,000 setting off a scramble for jobsNearly 2,000 employees at real money gaming (RMG) firms including MPL, Games24x7, Zupee, PokerBaazi, and Head Digital have lost jobs after ...
16 Sep, 2025, 08.39 AM IST
'Deposit krke ready rho. Jackpot karenge': How online gamblers are dodging India’s real money gaming banBy early September, a Telegram group with over four lakh members was actively promoting Lucky Jet, a high-speed ‘crash game’ where players ...
09 Sep, 2025, 01.16 PM IST
Real-money gaming apps see sharp decline in downloads, begin layoffsThe Online Gaming Bill, 2025 triggered a collapse in real-money gaming apps, with downloads plunging 60–95% for MPL, Winzo, and Zupee. Drea...
02 Sep, 2025, 06.00 AM IST
Online Gaming Bill: Probo shuts down real money gaming biz; Zupee halts paid titlesWhile terming the ban as unfortunate, the opinion trading platform concurred with the wider industry sentiment that a blanket ban on all re...
21 Aug, 2025, 09.58 PM IST
Ban on online money gaming: what does the fine print say?The bill proposes a ban on online money gaming. If passed, it would criminalise offering, facilitating, advertising, or funding such games....
20 Aug, 2025, 02.15 PM IST
Proposed online gaming bill could wipe out India’s real money gaming sector, push users offshore, warn industry leadersThe Union Cabinet has approved the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025 which seeks to encourage e-sports and social online...
19 Aug, 2025, 10.25 PM IST
Bangladesh's top police official urges policemen to resume their duties and maintain public safetyBangladesh faced unprecedented law enforcement breakdowns after the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government, with attacks on over four hundred...
07 Aug, 2024, 10.44 AM IST
TCS layoffs: US techies allege Indian IT major of employment discriminationAccording to a report in the Wall Street Journal, more than 20 employees have filed complaints against TCS, alleging preferential treatment...
30 Mar, 2024, 07.05 PM IST
Offshore real money gaming apps lure users with 'No GST' carrotIndia-based real money gaming (RMG) applications are challenging a tax demand of over ₹1.5 lakh crore from the Directorate General of GST I...
31 Oct, 2023, 12.13 AM IST
ED serves notices for Euro Cup betting, games, misuse of cardsAccording to two persons aware of the ED action, the number of notices may have touched 1,000 in the past two months. “Most of the individu...
01 Jul, 2021, 11.47 PM IST
View: How India can be a ‘Plus One’ manufacturing destination while reducing dependence on ChinaWhile India has managed to capture the services outsourcing wave to become quite the back office of the world, the ability to expand the ma...
28 Nov, 2020, 11.19 AM IST