Probo was a popular Indian gaming app where people could earn by giving answers to simple questions like “Yes” or “No.” Now the app is not available, and there are multiple reasons and laws behind it.
After one point, people started finding the loopholes in the platform, and people complained about how they got scammed, but all these things are not the main reason that made Probo illegal.
The main law that affected Probo was enacted in 2025, and we will now examine how it changed the situation.
The Online Gaming Promotion and Regulation Act 2025
The Online Gaming Act of 2025, passed by the Indian parliament, was made to strictly ban all those online game apps that include real money.
The important part of this law was that no matter if the game is kill-based or luck-based, if it includes real money or anything like gambling, the game is not allowed according to the law.
Under this act:
- Platforms that allow depositing money and earning returns based on outcomes are restricted.
- All real-money gaming platforms are banned.
- Prediction markets come under prohibited categories.
- Platforms should have explicit government approval to run real money games.
How Probo got affected:
The Online Gaming Act of 2025 made Probo illegal, and that is because Probo was doing all those things that are illegal according to the law the government made.
Probo allowed people to earn money by giving their opinion and also by investing some money.
The game presented itself as a naive opinion trading game, but the government still considered it a real money game that could scam the people and could harm them financially.
Conclusion:
The law in 2025, which made Probo banned, was not the first one; there are many other laws that do not allow the use of money, but their rules were not that strict.
Currently, Probo is banned all over India, and it can only function if the law is removed or if it establishes itself outside of India.