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Celebrity endorsements and blurring lines between gambling and fantasy sports
Sports

Celebrity endorsements and blurring lines between gambling and fantasy sports

We need stricter regulations to ensure that gambling operations do not make use of the loosely-worded definition for real-money gaming to seek legitamacy.

There is a huge growth opportunity in India with fantasy gaming, says Varun Mahna on launch of FantasyDangal
Sports

There is a huge growth opportunity in India with fantasy gaming, says Varun Mahna on launch of FantasyDangal

FantasyDangal, a third offering by Dangal Games after PokerDangal and RummyDangal, is catered to the growing fantasy sports industry. The app launches on 9 April to coincide with the IPL.

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju says online fantasy sports are 'revolutionising' consumption of sports
Sports

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju says online fantasy sports are 'revolutionising' consumption of sports

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju said online fantasy sports platforms are "revolutionising" the consumption of sports in the country.

Dream ticket: Fantasy games win big from IPL despite possibility of new regulations
First Cricket News

Dream ticket: Fantasy games win big from IPL despite possibility of new regulations

According to a think tank, Indian fantasy platforms have attracted more than $200 million in foreign investment since 2018, including from US hedge funds such as Tiger Global and Chinese online giant Tencent.

IPL 2020: Broadcaster confident of 'biggest IPL ever'; fantasy sports operators gear for 'new lease of life'
First Cricket News

IPL 2020: Broadcaster confident of 'biggest IPL ever'; fantasy sports operators gear for 'new lease of life'

Indian economy is currently going through one of its worst phases but the return of IPL could cheer up the broadcaster, bring back the advertisers and rekindle the online fantasy sports industry.

Here’s how Datanet designs solutions for all the domain needs you might have!
Tech

Here’s how Datanet designs solutions for all the domain needs you might have!

Datanet is an MSP that manages build and manages infrastructure for platform that enables fantasy sports websites.

Fantasy sports team selection requires higher skill than mutual fund management, shows research
Sports

Fantasy sports team selection requires higher skill than mutual fund management, shows research

The study applies tests to data obtained from fantasy sports platforms for cricket and basketball (2013 to 2016) and various mutual funds (2005 to 2018). The study includes over 16 million data points collected over four years.

Nagaland law facilitates online betting in India; wagering on rummy, virtual sports to be legal
News & Analysis

Nagaland law facilitates online betting in India; wagering on rummy, virtual sports to be legal

The Nagaland Legislative Assembly is reported to have passed the Nagaland Prohibition of Gambling and Promotion and Regulation of Online Games of Skill Bill, 2015 recently. This will legalise online games such as poker and rummy when played for money.

Yahoo acquires fantasy sports startup Bignoggins
News & Analysis

Yahoo acquires fantasy sports startup Bignoggins

The Internet giant has added fantasy sports startup Bignoggins to its roster with the aim of strengthening the Fantasy product.