Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on Monday said it has arrested Hardeep Singh and Ankur alias Rahul Khanna, both residents of Kolkata, under the Prevention...
The online skill gaming industry landscape is evolving rapidly in recent years with favouarble court decisions. As per a report by KPMG, the Indian online gaming industry is expected to grow at a CAGR of 22 percent. The online poker industry is presently growing at a rate of 35-40 percent year on year and was valued at Rs 400 crore in 2020, according to industry reports.
To commemorate the seven-year anniversary, PokerBaazi.com launched a digital campaign video featuring the entire PokerBaazi team accompanied by an infographic featuring key consumer insights from over the years indicating India’s poker playing preferences. The company claims to have a 2 million+ poker community.
Nazara Technologies Ltd today said its board has approved the issuance of equity shares worth ₹25 crores to existing shareholders of Datawrkz Business Solutions...
Today Justice Asha Menon of Delhi High Court ruled in favour of PokerBaazi pertaining to a mandatory interim injunction restraining WinZo from using the...
Poker Sports League is all set to kick-off its fourth season with its qualifiers starting from March 2022. The league was set to commence in November 2021, however due to the recent covid-19 disruptions, the league now has been re-scheduled to March 2022. Integrated with state-of-the-art technology that aims to amplify the skills of the players and the experiences of spectators, this season is larger and tech savvier than ever.
One of India’s most notable poker series - National Poker Series India is back with its 2nd edition in 2022. PokerBaazi.com, which is India’s biggest poker platform, will continue as the hosting partner for the NPS. The series, scheduled to begin from March 6, has announced a prize pool of 18.5 crores for 84 tournaments across 15 days.
In a interview with Live Mint, Amin Rozani, Founder & Group CEO of Spartan Group revealed that they are launching India's first gaming NFT in the forthcoming IOPC. The India Online Poker Championship (IOPC) began as an online dimension to their offline event, India Poker Championship (IPC).
Delta Corp, India's leading casino operator has reported a significant growth in earnings for the quarter ended December 2021, with consolidated profit at Rs...
Games24x7, India’s largest online skill gaming platform, commenced their partnership with Akshaya Patra Foundation with an aim to provide 10,000 student beneficiaries of the Mid-Day Meal Schemes (MDMS) with ‘Happiness Kits’. These kits contain tools to deliver holistic nutrition, education, and hygiene to the doorsteps of children in alignment with the changing requirements of a pandemic afflicted world.
As the booming India's online gaming market contemplates ways to exorcise the barrage of PILs, litigations, bans, complaints, and harsh regulations out of its billion dollar path, many experts point towards the western regulatory models as the solution. However, Indiatech.org's CEO Ramesh Kailasam opines it won't be a tall order to say that India should take the lead and evolve international best practices instead.
Palghar police issued a circular directing that no police officer should play or have online rummy or gambling apps on their phones, reported Saamana....
The police have registered a case against them under relevant sections of the IPC and also invoked The Gambling Act against them. Acting on a tip-off on the racket, cops carried out a house at Sambasivaraopet area and caught the accused red-handed while gambling.
Gambling With Lives-affiliated (GWL) campaign group The Big Step recently launched Football Supporters Against Gambling Ads (Football SAGA), which will galvanise support to put a stop to gambling advertising in the sport.
This one-of-a-kind championship spanning over three weeks will be conducted between November 15, 2021 – December 5, 2021. Each tournament in the championship will run for a week from Monday to Sunday and eventually result in rewarding 30 Lakhpatis by the end of the full season.
