India, March 1 -- Is gaming different from gambling?

The $3.8 Bn online gaming industry kept reeling under controversy as large swathes of India continued to believe that they're synonymous and called for a tighter leash on the business.

It's been nearly two years since the government tried to reset the rules for online gaming, rekindling hopes of a breather for the industry long mired in regulatory uncertainties. But little has changed.

In the absence of a uniform, pan-India regulatory framework, most gaming companies are still in a state of limbo. The cry for intervention from the government for a centralised regulation in gaming turned louder after the April 2023 move from the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (Meit...