India Devises Rules to Oversee Online Betting for the First Time
- Regulations seek to tackle complaints of gambling addiction
- Online gaming demand has exploded alongside a mobile boom
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India has drafted regulations for the first time to oversee areas of online gaming that fall into a gray area between gambling and entertainment, seeking to resolve growing complaints of addiction particularly among minors.
The information technology ministry has published proposed rules governing apps or websites that involve an exchange of users’ money, from online casinos and card games to fantasy sports clubs. That sets them apart from popular, competitive gaming titles such as Electronic Arts Inc.’s FIFA Soccer, which will be regulated by the sports ministry.