The amendments notified by the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) last Thursday require the setting up of multiple self-regulatory bodies (SRBs) whose approval will be required for online games with a monetary element. “State governments’ regulating online gambling is not required any more after the IT rules for online gaming have been notified,” Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar told The Indian Express when asked for a reaction on Ravi’s assent to the Bill. Also Read | TN Governor relents as Assembly ups ante on pending Bills, passes resolution asking Centre to fix timeframeĪside from the state assembly’s resolution against the Governor, the timing of the development is also particularly significant given that his assent to the Bill comes just days after the Centre notified amendments to the Information Technology Rules, 2021, which brought in rules for regulating online real money games.
