The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Centre and sought its response on a PIL seeking directions to the Centre to prohibit online gambling and betting platforms that allegedly operate under the guise of social and e-sports games.

A bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and KV Viswanathan directed that the plea be tagged with the batch of petitions challenging the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025 (Online Gaming Act). Also Read | Call a spade a spade: Yes, it’s online gambling that’s banned

In its order, the bench said, "According to the petitioner, there are about two thousand apps as on date operating online relating to betting and gambling. The petitioner wants the government to take immediate action in this regard in the larger public interest, affecting the you

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