Skill or chance? The USD7 billion question that can make or break India’s online gaming industry.
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Not many businesses in India have been at the centre of controversies like online gaming. From the question of whether a game is skill or chance based to varying interpretation of rules in different states, the online gaming industry is facing several challenges. To unlock the true potential of the segment, a common set of pan-India rules is necessary.
In mid-September, Mobile Premier League (MPL) became India’s second gaming unicorn, raising funds from investors led by Legatum Capital at a valuation of USD2.3 billion. A few weeks later, even as investors were celebrating the phenomenal growth of the three-year-old startup, Karnataka banned the country’s first gaming unicorn, Dream11, for ‘promoting gambling’.Clearly, a cat-and-mouse game is underway in one of India’s fastest-growing
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