India, Feb. 11 -- The Tamil Nadu Online Gaming Authority has now issued a new set of norms governing real money online games in the state.

The new rules, called Tamil Nadu Online Gaming Authority (Real Money Games) Regulations, 2025, bars minors (under the age of 18) from playing online real money games. In addition, the new provisions restrict real money online games between midnight and 5 AM and no logins will be permitted during the said hours.

The rules further mandate know your customer (KYC) verification for account creation, and the onus of the implementation of the verification process will lie with the online gaming platforms. The rules also note that the initial login into the account will have to be authenticated using Aadhaa...