Practice Areas / IT and AI / Online Gaming
Online Gaming
We advise online gaming platforms on staying compliant with the IT regulations that apply to online gaming intermediaries in India, including platforms offering real money games of skill.
Navigating Innovation with Legal Clarity.
We advise online gaming businesses on regulatory compliance, licensing, platform operations, consumer protection, data privacy, payment frameworks, and contractual matters across the evolving digital gaming landscape.
What We Handle
Regulatory and compliance advisory for online gaming intermediaries: Advise online gaming operators and intermediaries on the legal and regulatory framework applicable to their platforms, including information technology and intermediary requirements, platform governance, user protection, grievance redressal, content and conduct controls, data protection, cybersecurity, advertising and consumer-facing disclosures.
Advisory for real-money skill-gaming platforms: Advise platforms offering real-money games of skill on legal and regulatory considerations applicable to their business and operating models, including classification of games, state-specific regulatory considerations, user participation and monetisation models, age-gating and KYC, responsible gaming, payment and withdrawal mechanisms, advertising and promotional practices, and associated compliance risks.
Regulatory documentation for gaming platforms: Advise on preparation and review of terms of service, gaming rules, privacy and data protection documentation, responsible gaming policies, acceptable use policies, KYC and user verification provisions, grievance redressal mechanisms, refund and withdrawal policies, and other platform governance documentation, ensuring consistency between the platform's contractual framework and its operational model.
Representative Experience
Compliance advisory for an online gaming platform. Advised an online real-money gaming platform offering games of skill on the legal and regulatory framework applicable to its operations, including information technology and intermediary requirements, platform governance, user-facing disclosures, grievance redressal, content and conduct controls, and intermediary due diligence obligations. Advised on the compliance implications of the platform’s real-money skill-gaming model, including user verification and age-gating, responsible gaming measures, privacy and data protection, cybersecurity, advertising and promotional practices, payment and withdrawal processes, and contractual arrangements with users and service providers. Also advised on state-specific regulatory considerations across India and measures to mitigate regulatory and operational risks arising from the platform’s business model.
Documentation. Advised on developing and aligning the contractual and regulatory documentation for an online gaming platform, including platform terms and conditions, game-specific rules, privacy policy, responsible gaming framework, acceptable use provisions, KYC and user verification requirements, grievance redressal mechanisms, refund and withdrawal terms, and related platform policies. Structured the documentation to align the platform’s user journey, technology architecture, commercial model and compliance requirements, while allocating responsibilities and risks among the platform, users, payment providers and technology and service partners.