Google announced that the company plans to support more RMG games (real-money games) on the Play Store this year by allowing more types of games in the category following local laws. The search giant said that the program with extended support for real-money gaming will start in India, Brazil, and Mexico in June with roll out in more countries planned in the future. Google is also considering a new service fee model for subscriptions and in-app purchases.
All India Gaming Federation lauds Google’s decision to onboard a wider range of RMG games on Google Play Store
Supporting the decision of the tech giant, Mr. Roland Lander, CEO, All India Gaming Federation said:
As the representative body of online gaming in India, we welcome this progressive decision by Google to allow all Pay to Play skill games on the Play Store. We have been advocating the same for and believe that this will give a big boost to the Indian online gaming industry, where over 70 percent of the revenue is generated by Pay to Play platforms.
This decision will help with responsible innovation and provide a bouquet of choices to the Indian consumer. It will especially help MSMEs and new developers/platforms who will be able to compete with established companies, and will substantially bring down the user acquisition and other associated costs.
We look forward to engaging with Google while it evolves the detailed policy and hope that the policy will be truly inclusive and help democratise online gaming in India.
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