Supreme Court Seeks Centre’s Response on Plea to Ban Online Gambling Disguised as e-Sports

The Supreme Court has sought the Union government’s response on a petition demanding a nationwide ban on online gambling and betting platforms allegedly posing as e-sports or social gaming apps.

The petitioner contended that nearly 2,000 such platforms operate under misleading pretences, posing a grave risk to public welfare, particularly the youth.

The Court directed that the plea be tagged with the batch of petitions challenging the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025.

[Centre for Accountability Systemic Change (CASC) & Anr. v Union of India & Ors.]