India’s Gaming Industry Faces Its Biggest Test Yet
India’s booming online gaming sector has hit a wall. Just weeks after the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025 banned real-money gaming nationwide, one of the industry’s biggest names, Gameskraft, has been forced to pull the plug on its operations.
The Bengaluru-based company announced on Thursday that it is laying off 120…
In a move that’s sent shockwaves through India’s digital economy, PokerBaazi, one of the country’s top real-money gaming platforms, has just been forced to shut down—and it’s not alone.
Backed by gaming giant Nazara Technologies, the poker platform suspended all real-money operations this week after the government passed the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025—a…
