The Tamil Nadu Online Gaming Authority, on Friday, came out with new regulations for online real money games in the State making the use of such platforms more stringent and tightly regulated.
The new rules completely prohibit minors from playing online real money games and make Know Your Customer (KYC) verification mandatory even for creating accounts on such gaming platforms. The login to the platforms is to be monitored by Aadhaar authentication followed by sending an OTP to mobile numbers, the regulations said.
Online real money games, as per the official regulations, refers to “any online game where a user makes a deposit in cash or kind with an expectation of earning winnings from that deposit.”