India's competition watchdog on Thursday ordered a probe into Google's restrictive policies for real-money games on its platform, following a complaint by online gaming platform WinZO that called it discriminatory.

Indian antitrust watchdog, CCI, has opened an investigation into Google's gaming app policy where real money is involved. The probe comes as a result of WinZO’s

India’s Competition Commission of India (CCI) has launched an investigation into Google’s policies regarding real-money games on its Play Store platform. This probe, initiated following a complaint by online gaming platform WinZO, alleges discriminatory practices and adds to Google’s growing regulatory challenges in the country.

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has initiated an investigation into Google's alleged anti-competitive practices concerning the listing of Real Money Gaming (RMG) apps on its Play Store. WinZo Games Pvt Ltd filed a complaint stating Google's policies favor specific gaming categories,

WinZO, which offers real-money games, first approached the Competition Commission of India ( CCI) in 2022, after a change in the US company's gaming app policy continued to exclude WinZO from Google's Play Store, even as it accepted some of its competitors.

The CCI’s investigation comes just days after it fined Meta Rs 213.14 crore for “abusing” its dominant position in relation to WhatsApp’s controversial 2021 update to its privacy policy – showing the growing antitrust scrutiny on tech giants in India.

Fair trade regulator CCI on Thursday ordered a probe against Google and its affiliates for alleged unfair business practices with respect to listing of real money gaming apps on Play Store.