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Is online gambling legal in India?

India bans real-money online gaming, including online casino and sports betting.

Online casinos
not legal
Sports betting
not legal
Regulator
Licensing
The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025 bans online money games, including online casino and betting, and bars banks from processing payments for them.
Minimum age
Not applicable
Crypto payments
Not stated by the regulator.

Crypto casinos that accept players from India (30)

Their own restricted-countries lists don't include India.

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Not listed as restricted, but check first (8)

These casinos don't name India, but say their list isn't complete.

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Crypto casinos that restrict India (3)

These casinos name India in their own restricted-countries list.

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Licensed operators

The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025 prohibits all forms of online money games nationwide, whether games of chance, games of skill or a mix of both, along with their advertising and the processing of payments for them; its Rules came into force on 1 May 2026. No online casino or sports betting site may lawfully serve players in India, so there is no register of licensees, state or central. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY); Online Gaming Authority of India ↗

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Sources

This is general information taken from regulators' and governments' own published pages, not legal advice. Gambling law changes; check the regulator's current rules before you play.

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