Real money gaming ban to unlock growth for ill monetised non-RMG titles: Report

In India’s gaming sector, non-real money gaming (non-RMG) is emerging as the dominant growth path following the ban on RMG under the new Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025, according to a report by Lightbox.

In its report “India’s Gaming Inflection: Non-RMG at Scale”, Mumbai-based consumer technology venture capital fund Lightbox pointed out that with nearly 420 million players, India is one of the world’s largest markets but has under-monetised its user base. The report said India had the largest gamer base after China in…