The rapid progress made by the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025, which prohibits offering or aiding online money games, in both houses of Parliament, will bring relief to many families that have struggled with the addictive, impoverishing and sometimes fatal consequences of gambling on the Internet. A variety of online forums and apps have snared vulnerable individuals into staking their meagre earnings in the hope of scoring a windfall win. While in the physical world, the sobering reality that ‘the house always wins’ is well known, the online dens often do not have a recognised provenance or rules and deceptively position themselves as forums where skill and perseverance bring a bonanza.........

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