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India’s online gaming industry faces upheaval as the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025, leads to the shutdown of real-money gaming divisions by major startups like Dream Sports and MPL. The bill, awaiting presidential approval, bans real-money games, causing job losses and uncertainty in the sector valued at Rs 2 trillion.