New Delhi, July 24 -- The government issued 1,524 blocking orders targetting illegal gambling websites and mobile apps between 2022 and June 2025, a response from ministry of electronics and information technology (MeitY) revealed in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. "From 2022 till June 2025, Government has issued 1,524 blocking directions related to online betting/gambling/gaming websites and mobile applications," minister of state Jitin Prasada said in a written reply to an unstarred question by MP Krishna Prasad Tenneti . There has been growing concern in India over offshore online gambling platforms that operate without following Indian tax rules. The Directorate General of GST Intelligence has been authorised under Information Technology Act and the IGST Act to direct intermediaries to block unregistered online gaming platforms, including foreign gaming platforms violating the IGST Act. Online gaming companies must register under the IGST Act, even if they are based outside India. Platforms that fail to comply risk being blocked. Online gaming attracts a GST of 28%, said the government.htc...