New Delhi, May 1 -- The Haryana Prevention of Public Gambling Act (HPPGA), 2025 has introduced a new wave of uncertainty in India's fast-evolving digital economy and its most immediate casualty may well be innovation. While the legislation rightly aims to curb illegal gambling and safeguard public interest, its silence on skill-based online formats like fantasy sports gaming and its innovative formats has sparked concern across the tech ecosystem.

While gambling results in a uniform distribution, with an equal probability of winning or losing, skill-based activities typically have a higher probability of winning, leading to a left-skewed distribution. In simple terms, the mathematical way to distinguish skill-based activities from gambli...