The Supreme Court has sought the Central government’s assistance on a public interest litigation plea seeking a nationwide prohibition on online gambling and betting platforms operating as esports or social games. The petition alleged that top cricketers and film stars are endorsing such unlawful games leading to cyber frauds, addiction, mental health disorders.

 

 

The plea has sought directions to the Reserve Bank of India, National Payments Corporation of India, and UPI platforms to disallow any monetary transactions involving unregistered gaming applications. It has also sought tax recovery and investigation regarding it.