The Draft Rules had defined a gaming platform as an “online gaming intermediary” which will have games registered with a “self-regulatory body”. The Ministry will register the regulatory body upon an application made by it.
The body will be responsible for declaring if an online real money game is permissible on the basis of whether it involves wagering.
The self-regulatory body would comprise, among others, an independent person from the field of online gaming, sports or entertainment; an individual from the field of psychology, medicine or consumer education; and an individual from the field of public policy, public administration, law enforcement or public finance, to be nominated by the Central government.
The notification states that the Ministry will appoint multiple online gaming self-regulatory bodies for the purposes of verifying whether an online real money game is a permissible game under these Rules.
Source: Barandbench
