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India: online casinos and the law

Online casinos: Prohibited

The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025 bans online money games. Offering them, advertising them and processing their payments are offences. Players are treated as victims, not offenders.

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Casinos we checked, for players in India

The licence, payouts and complaints are the same everywhere. What changes is whether you can legally use the casino.

Payment risks

Most scam casinos aimed at India take deposits by UPI to personal IDs or through "agents". Once sent, this money is very hard to recover. Under the 2025 Act, banks and payment apps must not process payments for online money games.

Get help in India

National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal: cybercrime.gov.in. Helpline 1930. Report fast: banks can sometimes freeze the money.

Gambling problems

Gamblers Anonymous runs free meetings, including online: gamblersanonymous.org.