Guwahati, Aug. 28 -- The Karnataka High Court is set to hear on August 30 a petition filed by leading online gaming company A23 challenging the newly enacted law banning all forms of online money gaming in India.

The plea was mentioned for urgent hearing on Wednesday by Senior Advocates C. Aryama Sundaram and Dhyan Chinnappa.

The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025, which came into effect following President Droupadi Murmu's assent on August 22, outlaws all online money games, irrespective of whether they are based on skill or chance. The bill had passed both the Lok Sabha on August 20 and the Rajya Sabha on August 21.

Under the new law, the judicial distinction between "games of skill" and "games of chance" has been re...