E-Gaming body wants to self-regulate, no chance without govt intervention say many detractors

The E-Gaming Federation (EGF), formerly known as The Online Rummy Federation (TORF), will release a revamped version of its standards in early 2022 for more online gaming companies to follow them, so that the e-gaming (or electronic gaming) industry can self-regulate and promote responsible playing.

The upcoming version of the standards is different from previous versions because the EGF aims to expand the standards to get gaming platforms offering free, casual e-games to also comply with them.

This is in addition to e-games involving money, for which the standards had originally been set for.

Around 85 per cent out of the over 420 million Indians playing online games are casual gamers who play games like Candy Crush and Backgammon for free.

Source: https://theprint.in/tech/e-gaming-body-wants-to-self-regulate-no-chance-without-govt-intervention-say-many-detractors/785165/