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Topic: Dream11

India’s online gaming ban leaves an industry jobless. ‘This was my passion & profession’

A thriving online money gaming ecosystem fell silent overnight. Professional poker players, gaming companies, and investors are now desperately trying to pivot.

Online gaming & gambling: Operating in regulatory vacuum, thriving in space between ‘skill & chance’

Public Gambling Act, 1867 prohibits operation of gambling houses. But the Act excludes “game of skill” from definition of gambling, giving states legal room to allow them.

Dream11 to Castrol, brands are using fake Bollywood teasers. Bait-and-switch is getting old

Fake Bollywood teasers from brands once fooled fans. Now, instead of building anticipation, they get eye-rolls and comments like, 'Let me guess—another ad?'

Dream11 to PokerBaazi—Indians have a new online gaming addiction. And they are losing big

New Delhi: At 9:30 pm on a Saturday, a group of 14 men gathered on a Zoom call to talk about their addiction to...

Online gaming or gambling? Why fantasy sports, rummy and poker are stuck in controversy

NITI Aayog is seeking public comments on guidelines to regulate fantasy sports, while states have begun banning some activities. Video game industry wants it labelled ‘gambling’.

Fantasy sports like Dream11 are a good candidate for self-regulation

Fantasy sports platforms like Dream11 are legitimate businesses protected by Article 19(1)(g) of the Indian Constitution.

Dream11 — the new IPL title sponsor for 2020 after Vivo ouster

Dream11 made a winning bid of Rs 222 crore for the 4.5-month deal, after BCCI suspended Chinese firm Vivo’s 5-year contract over the Ladakh tensions.

On Camera

The govt’s ‘fix’ to speed up insolvency could add at least a year to the process

The proposed amendment to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code aims to reduce timelines and provide for a mechanism that involves minimal interaction with the court. It fails on both counts.

No more text-heavy ads, wider scope of services—ICAI’s ethics code overhaul to promote Indian CA firms

Open to public feedback until 26 November, the revised guidelines, among other changes, give CA firms more flexibility to advertise & promote their services.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.