Google’s move to relax its Play Store policies to allow more real-money games on its app marketplace will throw open the market for gaming companies. Beginning June, the tech giant will onboard other categories of real-money games, other than fantasy and rummy. The development will benefit real-money gaming companies like WinZo, MPL, among others, who …
As the ICC World Cup 2023 approaches, Disney Star on Wednesday revealed its 26 sponsors, featuring prominent brands including — PhonePe, Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd, Dream11, Hindustan Unilever, Coca-Cola, Havells, IndusInd Bank, Pernod India, Booking.com, Peter England, Kingfisher Packaged Drinking Water, Mondelez, Emirates, Diageo, Jindal Panther, MRF Tyres, LendingKart, BPCL, Herbalife, Haier Appliances, AMFI, Google …
The Swadeshi Jagran Manch, an influential group in the country, will push for limits on entry fees for players of paid online games, potentially turning up the heat on a multi-billion-dollar industry that is preparing to lobby against tougher rules. The growing popularity of real-money games, driven by backing from top figures in cricket, a …
India’s forthcoming regulations for online gaming will now encompass all real-money games, as opposed to solely regulating games of skill and excluding games of chance, as initially proposed. This decision emerged after the prime minister’s office intervened, as stated in a government document and confirmed by three sources. These long-awaited regulations are expected to shape …
With the upcoming ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup in India, this year holds great importance for sports-related advertising. However, the gaming industry is facing uncertainty due to the potential imposition of retrospective tax and the impact it may have on the budgets of gaming companies. According to filings with the corporate affairs ministry, the top …
Online gaming companies in India have expressed concern over the new 28 percent tax imposed on them, stating that it will hinder foreign investment and put $2.5 billion (roughly Rs. 20,500 crore) of existing investments at risk. Over 100 gaming firms have written a letter to India’s finance ministry, urging them to reconsider the tax. …
As Team India prepares for their upcoming Test series against West Indies, the Board of Control of Cricket (BCCI) has announced a change in the lead sponsor for the Indian cricket team. Dream11, a fantasy gaming platform, will now replace Byju, an ed-tech platform, as the lead sponsor for Team India. This change comes just …