Country needs a strict federal law for online gaming: IT Minister Vaishnaw

"We should have a central law and the regulation has to be very strict because society is impacted by addiction to online games, especially by online gambling," he said

The Centre intends to draft a strict law to “effectively regulate” online gaming and gambling platforms amid rising cases of addiction and financial loss, Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw informed the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. This can be done after having a consensus among states, he further said.

The minister said regulating gambling and betting was a complex issue and the recently released draft policy under the IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules was only the first step in this direction. He was responding to concerns raised by multiple members of the House on the impact of