The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached assets valued at around Rs 1,906 crore belonging to Gameskraft Technologies Pvt. Ltd. and associated entities in Bengaluru. This action is part of an investigation into alleged money laundering related to online real-money gaming platforms like RummyCulture.
The ED stated that these platforms had a collective user base of nearly 3 crore individuals across India. It was revealed that a substantial amount, approximately Rs 1,035 crore, was spent on various marketing activities and promotional campaigns to incentivize continuous gameplay and higher deposits on these platforms.
The agency accused the platforms of targeting dormant users, including those who had faced significant losses, through various means such as cash credits, push notifications, SMS campaigns, and telemarketing efforts to attract them back to the gaming platforms. The ED made these asset attachments under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, following a Provisional Attachment Order dated July 22, 2026.
The attached assets include bank balances, fixed deposits, mutual funds, equity shares, a farmhouse, and multiple residential and commercial properties owned by Gameskraft shareholders, their family members, private family trusts, and associated entities. The ED’s investigation is based on allegations of generating and laundering proceeds of crime derived from deceiving online rummy players.
