Tax on dream11 small winning

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insurance guru

21 Points Posted on 13 July 2019

Hello Madam/Sir,

I want to know whether we need to pay taxes on winning of small amount in Dream11. There is no tax deduction from dream11 for a single winning below 10K. I had mailed them but they are very ambiguous in answering the straight forward question and asked to consult a CA.

Suppose we play for 15Rs and win 25 Rs do i need to pay tax of 31.2 % as per lotteries act.

Reason for asking is that over a due period of time i might have played with just 1000rs sometimes it doubles to 2000 and then may lose to 1000 again so if i win 100 times and loose again the same number of time the overall winning might go up to lakhs and i end up making no profit and but do i need to pay taxes for the lakh which i actually never made.

Please shed some light.

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Aashok Kumar Sharma

Finance/Compliance Consultant

77903 Points Posted on 07 November 2026

Small winnings are taxable, and now there's a ban to note:

• From 1 April 2023, Sec 115BBJ taxes net winnings from online games at 30% (+ cess), with no basic exemption or deduction. Platforms deduct TDS under Sec 194BA on net winnings, with no threshold, at withdrawal or year-end. Earlier, Sec 194B applied above Rs 10,000.

• Report net winnings in Schedule OS at the special rate, and claim the 194BA TDS. Losses on games aren't deductible against other income.

• Important: the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025 (August 2025) banned real-money online games. Platforms like Dream11 have stopped paid contests. Winnings earned before the ban are still taxable as above. Pending balances withdrawn are taxed as net winnings.