OPINION | Online Gaming Bill Is A Win For Video Games, But Classification Confusion Still Clouds The Industry

The Online Gaming Bill distinguishes video games from money games, boosting the sector. But misclassification of “social games” could confuse investors and slow growth.

Now that the Bill distinguishes money games from non-money games, the Government must create a separate NIC category for video games.

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By Harish Chengaiah Much has been spoken and written about the Online Gaming Bill, 2025, but most commentary has focused solely on its impact on real-money games. This article aims to highlight what the Bill means for the video games (non-money games) industry, which is not banned but instead promoted by the legislation. (FYI: The Bill classifies games played purely for entertainment without wagering money as “Online Social Games.”) Need For A Better Classification For the last