New Delhi, Oct. 4 -- India's beleaguered online real-money gaming industry stakeholders have questioned what they call ambiguities in the draft rules of the law that bans any game involving financial winnings.

As firms prepare to file representations with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (Meity), legal experts and executives said the concerns revolve around the efficacy of the proposed oversight committee, compliance requirements of casual games, and the lack of distinction for esports tournaments.

The first draft of the rules for India's Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025 was published late on Thursday by Meity, just over a month after the contentious law banning online real-money gaming received ...