Digital gaming is big in India, with around 440 million players spending 10-12 hours weekly on games and employing over 100,000 people. The responsible gaming frameworks are essential to protect players from social, psychological and financial harm, prevent underage gaming, ensure fairness and promote industry sustainability.
While large platforms may follow some guidelines, establishing a responsibility framework as an industry standard is crucial. SKOCH Centre of Excellence has mapped existing responsible gaming practices from India, UK, USA, Brazil, Germany, France and Canada.
We find positive consumer responses to these measures, emphasising the need for industry-wide education and sensitisation. A series of workshops took place including stakeholders from government, academia, industry and civil society, that have finalised a CDR framework for Gaming. This includes areas like Responsibility, Integrity, Risk Management, Professionalism, Marketing, Social Responsibility, Mental Health and Multi-Language use.
