2025-08-28
India banned online money games 'cause 45 crore players lost a whopping Rs 20,000 crore, sparking fears of addiction and financial ruin! Even if it's just Rs 444 per person, the vibe's too risky, so the party's over! ✊ Excellent piece by the ever prolific @kaul_vivek Check it:
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A look at India's rationale for banning online real-money games, with IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw citing 450M people losing a combined ~$2.3B to them
Willie Nelson It's estimated that 45 crore individuals play real money games in India. That's close to one-third of India's population. Why are so many people playing such games? [...