News Summary

• Google has proposed sweeping changes to its Play Store and advertising policies in India.
• It aims to allow more real-money gaming apps onto its platforms in a bid to settle an ongoing antitrust case with a local online gaming platform WinZO.
• The Competition Commission of India (CCI) took up the case and ordered a formal probe into Google’s policies.
• In September 2022, Google launched a pilot program to allow daily fantasy sports and rummy games on the Play Store.
• The company paused that rollout in June 2024 and stated it would continue to allow apps already included in the 2022 India pilot to remain on the platform.