Overview
- The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology issued blocking orders under the Information Technology Act, including Section 69A and the IT Rules, 2021.
- Officials say enforcement has intensified since the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025 took effect, providing clearer authority over unlawful platforms.
- The crackdown focuses on operators, advertisers, promoters and financiers rather than penalising individual players.
- The 2025 law bans real-money games and related promotions, imposes stiff penalties, and distinguishes legitimate e-sports and safe social or educational games.
- Analysts warn illegal platforms evade takedowns through mirror domains, rapid URL switching and mule accounts, complicating sustained enforcement.