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Fantasy Sports

ISL: Chennaiyin FC onboard BatBall11 as associate sponsor

This is BatBall11’s first partnership with a major sports franchise. BatBall11 will look to reach out to Chennaiyin FC’s passionate fan base and communicate with them through various assets that the club will offer to the brand, throughout the season. BatBall11 allows users to engage with sports like football, cricket, and kabaddi.

Karnataka gaming ban: Dream11 skips user queries on legal status to play

Dream11 which continues to function despite Karnataka’s law banning online gaming has stopped answering social media user queries on legal status to play in...

Nazara’s Manish Agarwal optimistic about online real money gaming sector’s growth

Real money gaming operators have restricted access to residents of Karnataka after the state government notified the online gaming ban law for stakes with immediate effect on October 5.

Dream11 continues to function despite Karnataka’s law banning online gaming; operators miffed about double standards

Notwithstanding the myriad economic challenges brought about in the wake of Covid-19 pandemic, the passage of the bill has directly impacted hundred-odd Bangalore-based operators, laying waste to about four thousand jobs in the 'City of Start-ups'.

Real money gaming companies block users from Karnataka

Real money gaming startups have started blocking access to residents of Karnataka after the state government notified the online gaming ban law for stakes...

Cricfit partners with MPL for second half of Indian Premier League

Digital media house Cricfit has partnered with esports and skill gaming platform Mobile Premier League (MPL) for the second phase of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021. 

Is it legal to play fantasy sports like Dream11 for real money in India?

Fantasy games that rely on popular sports like cricket, soccer, kabaddi grew at 100% since 2018 in India. The online gaming industry grew 40...

Harsha Bhogle-backed Fantasy Akhada raises $2M in pre-Series A round

Fantasy Akhada has been on an upward growth trajectory over the last six months after its fundraising in the month of April 2021. The user base has swelled up over this period to reach almost six lakh. 

IPL 2021: Bihar barber hits Dream11 jackpot, becomes a millionaire

Recently, a barber hailing from Bihar’s Madhubani district became a millionaire owing to his foresight while building his fantasy team for the Indian Premier League clash between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders.

Khaby Lame teams up with Dream11 in first-ever collaboration with Indian brand

Khaby created a short video skit with Indian content-creator, Viraj Ghelani, and in his trademark style called upon people to accomplish day-to-day tasks in a straightforward manner and use their brains to play on Dream11.

Karnataka reconsidering funding strategy for gaming under Gaming Policy 2017-22

Under the AVGC Policy, the government has set up a corpus fund of INR 20 Crores to fund promising start-ups and MSMEs in the AVGC sector and is in the final stages of shortlisting the companies. Now, considering the new law, reports have emerged that the officials are reconsidering the funding strategy.

Karnataka bill banning skill gaming a setback to fantasy sports during IPL

The Karnataka Police (Amendment) Act, 2021, which was passed in the Karnataka Assembly to prohibit online skill games like fantasy sports, rummy and poker in the state can have a serious impact on online fantasy sports.

Fantasy sports platform Howzat ropes in Suresh Raina as brand ambassador

Raina will be the latest Indian celebrity endorser and ambassador for Howzat, which also boasts of brand ambassadors like Yuvraj Singh and Irfan Pathan.

Dream11 books Rs 181 Cr profit with Rs 2000+ Cr revenue in FY19-20

Dream11 is ruling the roost, being the only unicorn in the internet space in India with a lion's share of profit. Sporta Technologies, which runs fantasy gaming platform Dream11 posted Rs 180.8 crore of profit in the financial year ending 2020, according to its regulatory filings.

Dream 11’s Harsh Jain to set up investment fund; Nazara Technologies’ Nitish Mittersain invests in NFTically

Some of India's top gaming honchos have also turned investors themselves, making rather interesting bets in and outside India's online gaming sphere. Most notable among them are the founders of India's hottest online gaming companies Dream11 and Nazara Technologies.

BalleBaazi launches player intelligence tool aimed at pro and new gamers

BalleBaazi recently announced the launch of its one-of-a-kind ‘Player Intelligence’ feature. Developed by the in-House technology team at BalleBaazi, this Made in India feature is a step towards game-changing innovation that will set new benchmarks in the fantasy cricket industry.

Taj Rummy forays into fantasy sports with cricket, aims to add 2 more games by December

Taj Rummy, a skill based online gaming platform from the house of Gridlogic Group, today announced its foray into fantasy sports to cater to the fast growing demand for fantasy gaming in India.

Dream 11 partners Aerospike Cloud Managed Service to manage user surge during IPL 2021

Powered by the Aerospike Real-time Data Platform, and deployed as a fully cloud-managed service on AWS, Dream11 has improved performance, scale, availability, and elasticity - while reducing the total cost of its online fantasy sports service.

Dream11 to raise over $400 Mn at $8.5 Bn valuation: report

If the investment is successfully accomplished, it will go down as one of the largest investments in India's fantasy sports ecosystem. With this, Dream11 will be India's fourth most valued Unicorn after Byju’s, Paytm, and Oyo. 

Facebook to roll out Fantasy Games feature in US and Canada; India on the list too

Facebook’s decision to roll out the Facebook Fantasy Games is looked upon as a method to dub traditional games such as La Liga, MLB postseason, and prediction-based games as a simpler format.