MP High Court seeks Centre's response to plea challenging Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has issued notice to the Union Government on a petition by Clubboom 11 Sports & Entertainment Pvt. Ltd., challenging the constitutional validity of the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025.

The firm, a fantasy-sports operator, argues that the law’s blanket ban on real-money games, including fantasy sports, violates Article 19(1)(g) by disregarding legal distinctions between games of skill and chance.

A division bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Vinay Saraf directed the Centre to file a counter-affidavit within four weeks and permitted rejoinders ahead of the next hearing on October 28, 2025.

[Clubboom 11 Sports & Entertainment Private Ltd v UOI]