Online gaming companies on Friday (September 26, 2025) told the Supreme Court of India that their “businesses are shut down” owing to the new law which bans real money games, related banking services and advertisements. They sought urgent hearing and interim relief from the implementation of the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025 .

Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai agreed to list the case soon. The court re-opens after Dussehra break on October 6.

The government has argued that the law was necessary to curb the rapid mushrooming of online money games creating “serious risks for individuals, families and the nation.”

While acknowledging the many benefits of digital technology, the government has maintained that online money games have also exploited loopholes in the la

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