Accounts and Personal Data: A Guide for Readers in India
Since 1 May 2026 online money games are prohibited in India under the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act 2025. This edition explains; it does not invite anyone to play for money.
In most editions of this guide, the registration page explains how to open an account. This one does something different. Because online money games are prohibited in India, we do not walk readers through signing up. Instead, this page explains what an account with an offshore operator actually involves, and how to close one you already have.
What an operator asks for
Opening an account at any online casino means handing over personal data: name, date of birth, contact details and, for verification, identity documents and sometimes proof of address. The operator stores that information, along with your activity and transaction history. With an offshore operator, all of it sits with a foreign company, under foreign rules, outside the reach of any Indian regulator — because there is no Indian regulator for real-money online gaming.
Why sharing documents abroad deserves thought
Identity documents are valuable to fraudsters. Lookalike casino sites and fake "support agents" exist precisely to collect them. Even with a genuine operator, you have little practical recourse in India if your data is mishandled. And because the 2025 Act prohibits online money games and bars facilitating payments for them, an account opened for that purpose can leave you with funds and data tied up in a service that may be blocked.
Closing an existing account
Write to the operator
From your registered email, ask in writing for the account to be closed permanently, not just paused.
Ask about any remaining balance
Request that any balance be returned in line with the operator's terms, and keep a copy of every reply.
Request deletion of your data
Ask which personal data the operator holds and request deletion where its policy allows, noting what it must keep.
Block future access
Remove apps, revoke saved logins and use device-level blocking, as described on our self-exclusion page.
Signs of an impersonation scam
- Someone contacts you on a messaging app offering to "verify" or "unlock" an account for a fee.
- A page asks for your documents or a one-time password to "activate a withdrawal".
- A link to an account page arrives from an unknown number or channel.
None of these are genuine. If you have been defrauded, your state's cyber cell is the place to report it.
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