Key findings
The market at a glance, from this edition.
- Market model: Betting online prohibited; Casino online prohibited; Poker online prohibited.
- 3 of 19 payment and AML rules verified word for word; 0 confirmed as not set in the official texts.
- FATF: on neither the grey nor the black list (statement of 19 Jun 2026).
- 7 official sources read for this market every week.
Market model
How each product is regulated, with its source.
- Betting: Online prohibited
- Casino: Online prohibited
- Poker: Online prohibited
Verifiedchecked 2 Nov 2026The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025 · tier 1
FATF lists
On neither list
FATF statement of 19 Jun 2026, as the HM Treasury advisory notice of 22 Jun 2026 lists it
Payment and AML rules
Each rule we track, what the official text says about it and when we checked. Values and quotes are in the full report.
Payment methods
4 rules · 1 verified| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permitted rails and instrument typesOnline | Not applicableDoes not apply in this market | – | Research notes |
| Mandatory hubs and gatewaysOnline | Not applicableDoes not apply in this market | – | Research notes |
| Instrument origin and currencyOnline | Not applicableDoes not apply in this market | – | Research notes |
| Payment-blocking listsOnline | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 2 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025tier 1 |
Ownership & payouts
4 rules| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holder and ownership rulesOnline | Not applicableDoes not apply in this market | – | Research notes |
| Closed loop and payout routingOnline | Not applicableDoes not apply in this market | – | Research notes |
| Payout time limitsOnline | Not applicableDoes not apply in this market | – | Research notes |
| Withdrawal conditionsOnline | Not applicableDoes not apply in this market | – | Research notes |
AML thresholds & reporting
2 rules · 1 verified| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Check thresholds and aggregation windowsOnline | Not applicableDoes not apply in this market | – | Research notes |
| Report triggers and deadlinesLand-based · Casino | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 2 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Prevention of Money-laundering (Maintenance of Records) Rules, 2005tier 1 |
Player funds protection
1 rule| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Player-funds protection and coverageOnline | Not applicableDoes not apply in this market | – | Research notes |
Taxes at payment
1 rule| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taxes at the point of paymentOnline | Not applicableDoes not apply in this market | – | Research notes |
Reporting & data
5 rules · 1 verified| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Submission mode and cadenceOnline | Not applicableDoes not apply in this market | – | Research notes |
| Data vault and integrityOnline | Not applicableDoes not apply in this market | – | Research notes |
| Data locationOnline | Not applicableDoes not apply in this market | – | Research notes |
| RetentionLand-based · Casino | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 2 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | The Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, 2002tier 1 |
| RetentionOnline | Not applicableDoes not apply in this market | – | Research notes |
Player protection at payment
2 rules| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-operator limits and registersOnline | Not applicableDoes not apply in this market | – | Research notes |
| Eligibility screening at paymentOnline | Not applicableDoes not apply in this market | – | Research notes |
Regulatory guide
Licensing, gambling tax, advertising, responsible gambling and technical standards: the statements we hold, by subject.
Licensing
1 statement- Apostille Convention
Statements, quotes and dates in the full report
Enforcement
The regulator's decisions against companies, as published.
- Decisions in 2026
- 0
Sanction ranges in the law
3 provisions set the fines and other measures: Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Online Gambling and Regulation of Online Games Act, 2022 (Tamil Nadu Act No. 9 of 2023); Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Online Gambling and Regulation of Online Games Rules, 2023 (TN Government Gazette Extraordinary No. 134, 21 April 2023).
Case law
2 rulings of 1 court on this market's gambling rules, each linked to the rules it bears on.
- 27 May 2026 · Supreme Court of India · Civil Appeal Nos. 6124-6131 of 2023 (2026 INSC 594)
- 27 May 2026 · Supreme Court of India · Civil Appeal Nos. 8241–8244 of 2026 (2026 INSC 595)
References, breaches and the full list of the year: in the full report.
Sources behind this report
The official sources our weekly run reads for this market, by kind and publisher. 7 official sources.
- Texts the values are checked against
- 3
- Laws and regulations
- 4
Publishers
- Financial Intelligence Unit – India
- Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC)
- Gazette of India
- Gazette of India (Ministry of Law and Justice)
- Government of Meghalaya (Gazette)
- hcch.net
Library of acts
The laws, regulations and guidance the report is built on. 7 acts and guidance documents.
- HCCH | #12 - Status table
- The Central Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Act, 2023 (No. 30 of 2023)
- The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (No. 22 of 2023)
- The Meghalaya Regulation of Gaming (Repeal) Act, 2023
- The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025
- Prevention of Money-laundering (Maintenance of Records) Rules, 2005
- The Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, 2002
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