{"id":10658,"date":"2025-09-03T13:09:51","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T12:09:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sbceurasia.com\/en\/?p=10658"},"modified":"2025-09-03T13:09:56","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T12:09:56","slug":"mass-layoffs-begin-in-india-after-online-gaming-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sbceurasia.com\/en\/2025\/09\/03\/mass-layoffs-begin-in-india-after-online-gaming-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"Mass Layoffs Begin in India After Online Gaming Ban"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The ban on real-money games in <strong>India<\/strong> is beginning to affect the country\u2019s economy. According to Reuters, the Indian online gaming app <strong>Mobile Premier League (MPL)<\/strong> will cut 60% of its local workforce following the adoption of the <strong>Promotion and Regulations of Online Gaming Bill 2025<\/strong>, which prohibits the promotion of real-money games due to their perceived negative social impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reports from the recruitment company <strong>CIEL HR<\/strong> indicate that the ban has left around 2,000 people searching for new jobs amid uncertainty in the sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the abrupt regulatory change, MPL, along with <strong>Flutter<\/strong> and <strong>Dream11<\/strong>, pulled its real-money gaming products from the Indian market, shifting focus to free-to-play games and operations in <strong>Europe, the US, and Brazil<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a result, according to a company source, <strong>300 out of 500 MPL employees in India<\/strong> will be laid off from the marketing, finance, operations, engineering, and legal divisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An internal email, seen by Reuters, from MPL\u2019s CEO, <strong>Sai Srinivas<\/strong>, said: \u201cWith a heavy heart we have decided that we will be downsizing our India Team significantly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are committed to providing those impacted with every possible support during this transition period \u2026 India accounted for 50% of M-League\u2019s revenues and this change would mean that we would no longer be making any revenue from India in the near future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Operators in the country, including large domestic players such as Dream11 and international operators like Flutter, responded to the ruling by pulling their RMG offerings from the market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Industry bodies in the country, such as the <strong>All India Gaming Federation (AIGF), E-Gaming Federation (EGF), and the Federation of Indian Fantasy Sports (FIFS)<\/strong>, have written to India\u2019s Home Minister Amit Shah, highlighting the economic consequences of passing the law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Indian gaming industry is currently valued at <strong>$3.7bn <\/strong>and was projected to hit <strong>$9.1bn by 2029<\/strong>, according to the India Gaming Report 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The decision has also been met with its first legal challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Head Digital Works<\/strong>, the parent company of <strong>A23<\/strong>, has filed a petition to High Court of Karnataka against the bill, describing the new law as a \u201cproduct of state paternalism\u201d. A23 warns that the decision, which was approved by India\u2019s parliament last week, \u201ccriminalises the legitimate business of playing online games of skill, which would result in the closure of various gaming companies overnight\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget to subscribe to our <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/sbceurasia\">Telegram channel<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ban on real-money games in India is beginning to affect the country\u2019s economy. 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