The Indian government has blocked 1,298 online gambling websites and apps between 2022 and 2024.
These directions were issued by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) under the Information Technology (Procedure and Safeguards for Blocking for Access of Information for Public) Rules, 2009.
The government is concerned about the risks associated with online gaming and its potential harms, such as addiction.
Tamil Nadu recently implemented new rules banning online gaming for minors and mandating pop-up messages about the addictive nature of real money gaming.