India has around 420 million active online gamers and the Indian online gaming sector is growing at nearly 30 per cent annually. The draft amendment to regulate online gaming was made public on January 2, 2023, and calls upon public feedback before January 17, 2023.

India has around 420 million active online gamers and the industry is slated to grow to five billion dollars by 2025. The number of children who are addicted to gaming for stakes and online gambling is increasing and many of them are dying by suicide as they lose money online. The central law that governs gambling was enacted way back in 1867 and is toothless.