New Delhi: WinZO, one of India’s largest social gaming and interactive entertainment platforms, on Friday said it will withdraw its real-money offerings from August 22, following the passage of the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025.

The company said it remains committed to complying with the law while continuing to contribute to India’s digital ecosystem.

Founded in 2018, WinZO has built a community of more than 250 million users playing over 100 games in 15 languages. The platform said it has consistently prioritised integrity, user safety, and national security, and emphasised that its features were driven by responsibility and innovation rather than monetisation.

WinZO also thanked its employees, investors, and partners for supporting the company through challenges, including the pandemic, taxation changes, and evolving regulations.

Separately, PokerBaazi also announced it has suspended operations in response to the new law.

“In compliance with the new law, we are responsibly withdrawing impacted offerings w.e.f 22nd August 2025,” the company said.

Meanwhile, PokerBaazi also announced that it has paused all real-money online gaming operations with immediate effect.

“With a very heavy heart, we announce that PokerBaazi will be pausing its operations in compliance with The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025. Effective immediately, no real money games will be offered on our platform,” the company said in a statement.

PokerBaazi added that it will evaluate the future course of action once the Bill is fully enacted.

The fresh announcements come after industry majors like Dream11 and My11Circle had already stopped offering real money games earlier this week.