Category: Gaming

No further consultations: TN online gaming authority set to enforce strict rules for RMG industry

TNOGA has previously advocated for measures to curb addiction among young people playing pay-to-play games.

Storyboard18 was the first to report that N. Muruganandam, Chief Secretary of the Tamil Nadu government, had hinted at regulating certain games, citing concerns over the growing addiction to online gaming among children and its harmful effects.

Union Govt has not worked even handedly with states on gaming sector: TN IT Minister

Tamil Nadu was the first state to actually pass a bill banning real money gaming. (In picture: IT Minister of Tamil Nadu, Dr. Palanivel Thiagarajan)

During an event in Hyderabad, IT Minister of Tamil Nadu, Dr. Palanivel Thiagarajan told Storyboard18 that gaming-specific policies and decisions should be apolitical. He also shared of working on the modified policy for real money gaming ban.

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EXCLUSIVE: AVGC 2.0 policy to be implemented by January’25: Telangana IT Minister

Telangana IT Minister, D. Sridhar Babu informed the media that the state is also pitching to have a Center of Excellence in Telangana.

Telangana IT Minister, D. Sridhar Babu told Storyboard18 that AVGC 2.0 would be more attractive for start-ups and for innovation, at an event. He also said that responsible gaming and ethical considerations will be kept in mind while framing the policy.

Gaming can help India’s share in global M&E sector climb to 4%: Sanjay Jaju, MIB

Industry leaders stressed the importance of adopting proven, non-disruptive digital technologies to enhance efficiency and unlock opportunities in India’s culturally diverse market.

Addressing the gaming community and stakeholders at an event, Sanjay Jaju, Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, talked about how the ‘sunrise’ sector has the potential to create jobs, fund start-ups and build enterprises.

EXCLUSIVE: India’s gaming industry gets clarity, RMG sector to be regulated by MeitY

Globally, in countries like the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia, opinion trading apps and websites are classified as wagering platforms and are regulated.

The longstanding demand to differentiate between entertainment-focused gaming and pay-to-play gaming has finally been addressed by the government of India.