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[–] demonsword@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago

India deals blow to online ~~gaming~~ gambling industry with 28% tax

[–] NeoAgostosTheos@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Did not expect India to be the one to push back on the predatory behavior of micro transactions. Having lived in India for a long time, I’m not sure how much of it is greed but still a positive outcome I guess!

[–] TurboDiesel@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

From what I read, the tax is on online gaming as in gambling, apps, not gacha-style microtransactions. Still a good thing though.

[–] Danatronic@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] NeoAgostosTheos@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

I think the comment implies it might not be for traditional gaming but rather mainstream gambling and apps like candy crush? Feel free to correct me if I’m wrong.

[–] xuxebiko@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

Modi is least bothered by financially predatory behaviour, his govt is desperately trying to raise funds.

[–] Candelestine@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Ooh. I like that. We should do that too. Just the microtransaction-based ones, not all online games. Decent subscription-based games should be exempt.

And I say that as someone that wishes he could be a Supercell fan. Used to be a huge one.

[–] ashiwz@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

To be clear, this ruling seems to be online gaming as in gambling, not video games

[–] Candelestine@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Ah, well, that's not bad either. Frankly they should just expand it though. It's not like gatcha games aren't a sort of gambling enterprise.

[–] Beliriel@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

This is frankly fantastic news. You just need to classify gacha as gambling and you're done. This is probably way easier than to legally define what a gacha game is.

[–] Charliechonch@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

But where else are they supposed to spend all that hard-earned money from scamming senior citizens

[–] startlefrenzy@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

I hope you know the small population of people doing this are considered scum by the rest of India and even if you meant it as a joke it sucks to categorize a country filled with many kinds of people as scammers.

[–] Bruhmoment@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

These scammer jokes are getting old how about you be more creative with your racism?

[–] Charliechonch@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

To be fair I would say worse things about prosperity gospel preachers