Archive · 5 Sep 2025
Centre Seeks Supreme Court Hearing on Online Gaming Act
The government wants the Supreme Court to handle all the court cases about the new online gaming law.
This law stops people from playing games online where they can win money.
The government can also stop people from seeing ads for these games.
Those who break the law could face penalties.
The government hopes this will protect the youth and help India become a leader in the gaming world.
The Centre seeks to transfer cases to the Supreme Court.
Multiple petitions challenge the Online Gaming Act.
The Act prohibits online money games.
Advertising and financial transactions for prohibited games are banned.
The government can block information related to online money gaming services.
- Who
- The Centre
- What
- Seeks Supreme Court hearing on challenges to the Online Gaming Act
- When
- Thursday
- Where
- Supreme Court
- Why
- To consolidate legal challenges.
Gaming Companies
Government
Legality of Ban
Gaming Companies
Likely challenges constitutionality of the ban.
Government
Defends the ban on real-money online gaming.
- Act Name
- Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025
- Action
- Centre seeks to transfer cases to Supreme Court
- Prohibition
- Bans online money games
- Advertising Ban
- Prohibits advertising for banned games
- Government Powers
- Can block information related to banned games
- E-sports
- Act supports development of e-sports and social games
- Legal Challenges
- Challenged in multiple High Courts
Sources
Madhya Pradesh High Court Issues Notice To Centre On Online Fantasy Gaming
SC to hear Centre’s plea seeking transfer of online gaming law challenges
Centre urges SC to transfer to itself pleas against Online Gaming Act
Supreme Court urged by Centre to take over all pleas on Online Gaming Act
Centre urges SC to transfer to itself pleas against Online Gaming Act
Centre seeks transfer of pleas against online gaming law from HCs to SC
Centre Seeks SC Transfer of Pleas Against Online Gaming Act to Avoid Conflicting Rulings
Gaming is not bad but gambling is, need to safeguard future of youth: PM Modi