Tamil Nadu has notified its State regulations on real money online gaming, bringing a structured regulatory framework to govern online real money gaming in the State.
The Tamil Nadu Online Gaming Authority (“TNOGA”), in exercise of the powers conferred under the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Online Gambling and Regulation of Online Games Act, 2022 (the “Tamil Nadu Gaming Act”), by way of its notification dated February 12, 2025, introduced the Tamil Nadu Online Gaming Authority (Real Money Games) Regulations 2025 (the “Regulations”).
The Regulations define an “Online real money game” to mean “an online game where a user makes a deposit in cash or kind with the expectation of earning winnings on that deposit, as defined in clause (qd) of rule 2 of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021.”
“Winnings” have been defined to mean “any prize, in cash or kind, which is distributed or intended to be distributed to a user of an online game based on the performance of the user and in accordance with the rules of such online game.”
Key Provisions of the Regulations
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