<h1>New law bans online money games, blocks related ads and bank transfers, promotes e-sports and safe non-monetary gaming</h1> The government enacted the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025 to ban online money games, prohibit related advertising, and bar banks and financial institutions from transferring funds for such games, while promoting e-sports and non-monetary online gaming. The law is framed to protect students and families from addictive, financially exploitative and violent content and to curb associated harms. Authorities are urging educators to raise awareness about differences between gaming and gambling and to promote responsible gaming and career opportunities in the regulated gaming sector, alongside support for innovation initiatives.