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If your money gets stuck in an online gaming app, how can you get it back? Know the solution..
Shikha Saxena | August 25, 2025 3:15 PM CST

The online gaming bill in the country has received the approval of President Draupadi Murmu. After the notification is issued, it will become a law. The government had brought the 'Online Gaming (Promotion and Regulation) Bill 2025' to crack down on online games played with money. Now, the way has been cleared to crack down on such real-money online gaming platforms. After the bill is passed, many online gaming platforms may be closed.

Many big gaming companies in the country have announced that they are shutting down real-money offerings to comply with the new law. These include many platforms like Dream11, MPL, PokerBaazi, My11Circle, Zupee, Winzo, and Probo. If you are also among those who use such platforms and your money is stuck in the wallet, then there is nothing to worry about.

This is how the money will come back.
If your money is also stuck on these apps or platforms, then you can get it back. Because these companies have stopped real-money offerings, the rest of the ballot and other gaming activities can continue. The companies say that the user's account balance is completely safe. If someone wants to withdraw money, they can withdraw it anytime. The money will come to the account or UPI ID within 24 to 48 days of requesting.

These companies announced

In India, the country's big gaming companies like Dream11, MPL, PokerBaazi, My11Circle, Zupee, WinZO, and Probo announced that they are shutting down their real-money games under the new law. Dream11 will focus on its other services like FanCode, DreamSetGo and Dream Game Studios. The company's valuation in 2021 was around $8 billion. PokerBaazi said on social media that it is stopping its real-money games with a heavy heart. The company assured that the users' money is safe and the withdrawal facility will remain. My11Circle (Games24x7) also announced the closure of its real-money games and said that players will be able to easily withdraw their wallet balance.

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