New Delhi, Aug. 21 -- The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025, was passed by the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, a day after cleared by Lok Sabha, during Parliament's monsoon session. The bill aims to boost e-sports and casual gaming but bans real-money gaming and online betting over concerns of addiction, financial losses, and security threats.

Piloted by minister of electronics and information technology Ashwini Vaishnaw, the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025 was passed in the Lok Sabha without a debate as Opposition members raised slogans demanding a discussion on the special intensive revision of electoral rolls in Bihar by the Election Commission.

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