Govt may shelve self-regulation plan if egames majors dominate SRBs

SRBs must have experts in education, psychology, and child rights, according to government

The government is concerned that major gaming firms could end up having a dominant presence in the self-regulatory bodies (SRBs) meant for online real money gaming. Sources said that if the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) finds that SRBs are being backed by big players and that the bodies lack independence, government certification of games will be considered instead of self-regulation.    

Currently, a committee at the MeitY is analyzing three applications to form SRBs —likely to be responsible for certifying a permissible real money game. The applications, submitted before the July 6 deadline,  include those from the