India, Sept. 3 -- The Centre on Tuesday (September 2) reportedly informed the Delhi High Court (HC) that it plans to "soon" constitute a regulatory authority and frame rules and regulations under the new online gaming law.

"We are in the process of framing rules and contemplating constituting the authority also. The government is promoting online gaming. We are not against it. But online money gaming results in addiction in children, suicides etc," Solicitor General (SG) Tushar Mehta was quoted as saying by Economic Times.

The comments came as a division bench of the Court, comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela, was hearing a petition filed by real-money gaming (RMG) platform Bagheera Carrom.

The plea repo...