Online money gaming is prohibited nationwide
The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act 2025 came into force on 1 May 2026 and prohibits online money gaming across India, replacing the older state-by-state patchwork. Offering, advertising and facilitating payment for such games are all covered.
That is a change from the position most guides still describe, and it applies whatever licence an operator holds abroad: a foreign licence governs the operator, not the player.
This page exists so the position is stated plainly rather than left out. Nothing on this site is an invitation to play, and checking what applies to you is your responsibility.
What follows in practice
No domestic recourse. Whatever protection exists comes from a licence issued elsewhere, which is why that licence is the thing worth checking.
Payment friction is designed in. Banks decline gambling-related transfers, which is why deposits route the way they do.
Nothing here is an invitation. This site documents what is knowable about a game. Whether to play, in a jurisdiction that prohibits it, is not a decision we are making for anyone.
How to check an operator yourself
Whatever the position above, the check is the same and takes about a minute.
Find the licence number on the operator’s site — usually in the footer, often as small text next to a badge. Then look that number up on the regulator’s own register rather than trusting the badge, which is only an image and can say anything. If the number is absent, or present but does not resolve, treat the claim as unmade.
The second check costs a little money and is worth more than the first: deposit a small amount, play briefly, and request a withdrawal. What you learn is not the speed but whether the process works at all, what verification gets demanded and how support behaves when money is leaving rather than arriving.