The Bill was passed by a voice vote after brief remarks by Ashwini Vaishnaw amid protests in the House by Opposition members on Wednesday, August 20, 2025. Photo: (Screengrab) Sansad TV via ANI
The Lok Sabha passed The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025, by a voice vote on Wednesday (August 20, 2025). The Bill seeks “to prohibit the offering, operation, facilitation, advertisement, promotion and participation in online money games”, targeting firms that offer fantasy sports and card games where users can deposit and risk money. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla urged MPs to unite around the Bill and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw referred to cross-party support for the goal of the proposed law. “This is a good Bill. We are seeing suicides and families getting destroyed every day [due to these platforms] … Bringing such a Bill is in the national interest,” Mr. Birla said. Published - August 20, 2025 05:56 pm IST
