BC.Game · Legal in India

Is BC.Game Legal in India? (2026)

Verdict: Avoid if you are in IndiaIndia prohibits online money games, including skill and chance games, and extends to services operated from abroad; the law came into force on 1 May 2026[1, 2]. FIU-IND’s AML/VDA registration action named BlockDance B.V.; BC.Game’s licence names Twocent Technology Limited[3, 4].

India prohibits offering online money games, including skill and chance games played for stakes, and covers services operated from abroad[1]. The Act also prohibits advertising these games and facilitating their payments[1]. It specifies no offence or penalty for a player who merely plays[1].

BC.Game holds an Anjouan licence[3]. India’s online money gaming law came into force on 1 May 2026[2]. FIU-IND issued a non-compliance notice to BlockDance B.V. and a related notice concerning its app or URLs[4].

See the BC.Game review and the operator and licence record.

What does India’s online money gaming law prohibit at BC.Game?

The Act applies across India to online money gaming services offered in India or operated from abroad[1]. An online money game involves a fee, deposit or other stake paid in expectation of winnings; the definition includes skill, chance and mixed games[1]. The Act prohibits offering these games, advertising them and facilitating their payments[1]. The 2026 Rules and commencement notification set 1 May 2026 as the effective date[2, 5].

An operator who contravenes the offer prohibition faces up to three years’ imprisonment, a fine up to ₹1 crore, or both[1]. The Act specifies no offence or penalty for a player who merely plays[1].

Regulator actions concerning BC.Game

On 1 October 2025, FIU-IND listed BlockDance B.V. (entity 158182) among 25 offshore VDA providers issued non-compliance notices under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002; the action concerned AML registration, and a related notice concerned its app or URLs[4].

On 17 October 2024, the Netherlands’ gambling authority ordered BlockDance B.V. to stop offering unlicensed games through bc.game and bcgame.lu after finding Dutch players could register, deposit and play. The penalty was €280,000 per week, up to €840,000[6]. On 17 October 2022, Australia’s ACMA formally warned BlockDance B.V. after finding BC.Game provided prohibited and unlicensed gambling services to customers physically present in Australia[7]. The Dutch and Australian actions concerned BlockDance B.V.; the Anjouan register names Twocent Technology Limited as licensee[8, 3, 6, 7].

Risks for BC.Game players in India

The Act allows information about an online money gaming service to be blocked from public access for failure to comply with its offer, advertising or payment provisions[1].

BC.Game FAQ

When did India’s online money gaming law take effect at BC.Game?

The commencement notification sets 1 May 2026[2].

Does India’s Act penalize a player solely for playing at BC.Game?

The Act specifies no offence or penalty for a player who merely plays[1].

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How we checked. We read BC.Game's terms and help pages, the licence register and regulator records on the dates shown under Sources, and stored a copy of each page where the site allowed it. We did not deposit, play or withdraw (payout testing: not performed). Methodology.

Sources

  1. egazette.gov.in/WriteReadData/2025/265635.pdf — law / regulator, clauses 5, 1(2), 2(1)(g), 6, 7, 9(1), 14, checked 28 October 2026
  2. www.meity.gov.in/static/uploads/2026/04/089ca9904b13f019b41a391584ab10ea.pdf — law / regulator, checked 28 October 2026
  3. bc.game/license — operator document, checked 28 October 2026
  4. www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2173758&lang=2&reg=48 — law / regulator, clauses Section 13 PML Act, 2002, FIU-IND notice, checked 28 October 2026
  5. www.meity.gov.in/static/uploads/2026/04/7e0b02d37fd07f81fa48578a9996aa85.pdf — law / regulator, checked 28 October 2026
  6. kansspelautoriteit.nl/kansspelautoriteit-legt-blokdance-b-v-last-onder-dwangsom-op — regulator, checked 28 October 2026
  7. www.acma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-11/Formal%20Warning%20to%20BlockDance%20B.V.%20%28BC.G — law / regulator, clauses 15(2A), 15AA(3), 15AA(3)(b), checked 28 October 2026
  8. anjouangaming.com/license-register/ — licence register, checked 27 October 2026