Read the product and the framework together
The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025 and the 2026 Rules distinguish game categories and set obligations around online services. The government’s published commencement material identifies 1 May 2026 for the framework. Read current primary sources with the actual product features.
Distinguish the operating model
The framework recognises e-sports and online social games and prohibits online money games, including games involving chance, skill or a combination. Its provisions also address advertising, facilitation and payment processing connected to online money games.
Read the participation conditions, stakes, reward units and settlement model of the actual service. A card-game name identifies a subject; the service’s features establish its operational context.
Keep publisher and service records together
Use the identified product’s terms, privacy and support source. Keep any app release record with that same identity. The educational hand model uses natural cards and practice examples; product operation and legal classification are separate reading tasks.
Use the primary reference set
Open the government Act and the PIB framework explanation in the source section below. Publication dates describe those records. Apply current applicable requirements when selecting a product or service. 18+ only: choose practice learning, planned sessions and regular breaks.
Source references
Read each source within its stated product, rule or file scope.