Google Proposes To Allow Real Money Games On Google Play

New Delhi: Google suggested to allow real money games on Google Play in India as a part of dealing with competition -fighting concerns. In addition, technology expert offered changes in Google advertising policy and allows skill games to be announced in India, subject to certain conditions.

In November 2024, the Indian Competition Commission (CCI), Winzo Games Pvt Ltd. He had ordered an investigation against Google on a complaint against this ground.

Google, in the proposal, “game commitment proposal, advertising commitment proposal, for all compliant RMGs by providing inclusive access to Google Play and Google ads, eliminating competitive disadvantages and standardizing any negative impact on the competition is discussing the concerns of the Hon’ble Commission.”

RMGs refer to real money games.

During the CCI, some RMG applications were excluded from Google Play, allegedly said that the rejection of market access. And it is also claimed that DFS (Daily Fantasy Sports) and Greek applications disrupt the competitive landscape.

In addition, the long -term duration of the pilot program, which includes only DFS and Greek applications, is said to maintain advantages for these applications and create obstacles for new participants.

“Google, the current pilot program, according to the law/law in force by developers, according to Google Play in India will be replaced by allowing the distribution of self -service as real money games allowed.” He said.

In addition, the company concludes its approach for an appropriate business model that takes into account the developer commercial models in the RMG industry.

Regarding the advertising policy, Google said that the advertiser will allow the announcement of skill games in India, where a well -known third party and some other conditions provide evidence that it is in good condition.

In addition to others, it should be ensured that “the third party recognized is a third -party certificate that the game it wants to advertise is a permitable skill game and that the advertiser is in accordance with Google advertising policies”.

In addition to other aspects, Google announced that payment warnings are developer agnostic, that it was implemented in a uniform and transparent way, and that it was compulsory by various directives of the Indian Reserve Bank and the Indian National Payments Corporation, objectively required for user security.

“They are not specific to any consumer, individual traders or a particular product ‘class’ (eg RMG vs. RMG non -RMG applications), or they do not distinguish between developers who are distributed to Google Play (through a pilot program or other) or outside Google Play.

The guard asked public comments about the contract proposal until August 20.