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Google has proposed opening up Play Store in India to a larger number of real-money gaming (RMG) apps in response to an ongoing antitrust probe by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) related to the tech giant’s alleged abuse of dominance in the RMG ecosystem.
The broader Play Store access is part of a set of proposed remedies submitted by Google to the CCI, according to a notice issued by the competition watchdog inviting public comments on the ‘commitment offer’.
The antitrust case stems from a complaint filed by Delhi-based real-money gaming platform Winzo in November last year.
As part of its list of proposed fixes aimed at levelling the competitive field, Google said it would allow all RMG apps to be distributed to users in India via Play Store, provided they are “self-declared by developers as permissible online real-money games as per applicable laws/jurisprudence.”
The company also indicated that it may update its advertising policies to allow ads for ‘games of skill’ in India as long as developers furnished certification from third-party bodies that they are not ‘games of chance’ or gambling apps.
The deadline for providing feedback on Google’s proposed remedies is August 20, 2025.
The online gaming sector in India, largely dominated by real money games, is expected to grow to $9.1 billion by 2029, according to a joint report by Winzo and the Interactive Entertainment and Innovation Council (IEIC) published earlier this year.
If approved by the CCI, these remedies would not only let developers of RMG apps reach more Android users but also enable Google to earn more revenue from a wider pool of RMG apps and ads for these apps shown on its platforms.
As for the finer details of app fees and revenue-sharing from in-app purchases, Google still appears to be figuring it out