Google cancels plans for new real-money gaming apps on Play Store

As reported by TechCrunch, Google has paused plans to allow new types of real money gaming apps on Google Play, following the company's announcement in January that it would allow more types of real money gaming (RMG) apps on the Play Store in India from July 2024, as long as the apps comply with local laws and Google's policies on RMG apps.

Background information:

Google Play has previously only allowed approved rummy and daily fantasy sports (DFS) apps on the Play Store as part of a pilot program that began in September 2022. The program ends in September 2023, and the company has since provided a grace period for existing pilot apps offering daily fantasy sports (DFS, where players use their knowledge of sporting events to create fantasy sports teams) and rummy games to remain on Google Play. This grace period, which was originally scheduled to end on June 30, 2024, has been extended to allow apps added as part of the pilot program to continue remaining on Google Play.

Google said that expanding support for real-money games in markets without a central licensing framework has proven harder than expected, and TechCrunch reports that the company is still considering pricing structures for other types of real-money games and needs time to finalize the details.

What licensing challenges has Google faced in India?

The Online Gaming Rules, notified as an amendment to the IT Rules in April 2023, state that gaming platforms can only host real money games that are verified by a self-regulatory body. This means that Google Play can only host games approved by a self-regulatory body. However, these rules are yet to be fully implemented as the government is yet to approve the self-regulatory body. The lack of clarity on which games are permitted must have created a challenge for Google as to what it can and cannot host.

How will this impact the real money gaming industry?

With Google no longer allowing real-money games on Google Play, the real-money gaming industry must continue to rely on other distribution methods, such as sideloading and third-party app stores.

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