Game of Luck

Anita Shekhar Castellino and Siddharth ChandrashekharDec 28, 2022 13:19:44 ISTThis article is a part of a larger series on Online Gaming in India. The previous article deals with the potential and the dangers of online gaming and the need to regulate it urgently. Click the link to read the article. Recently, the Prime Minister’s office objected to a differentiation between games of ‘skill’ and games of ‘chance’, calling for expanded central oversight over all types of games. This has come at a time when India’s online…

Sunil YadavDec 21, 2022 10:02:58 ISTThis article is a part of a larger series on Online Gaming in India. The previous article deals with the dark side of online gaming in India, and how, if unregulated these games can potentially ruin families and even lives. Click the link to read the article. The third decade of the twenty-first century was marked by a big-bang moment in the Indian gaming industry. Coronavirus ravaged economies and forced us to remain indoors for a prolonged period. All of a sudden, modes of recreation…

Mehul Reuben DasDec 07, 2022 17:45:30 ISTThis article is a part of a larger series on Online Gaming in India. The previous article deals with how betting apps and fantasy league games have appropriated and corrupted the term, ‘online gaming.’ Click here to read the article. With the advent of online gaming and the perception that it has of gambling, you will see several online gaming brands bombard their potential customers with the phrase “game of skill.” They will also say that as opposed to online games, gambling and…

Mehul Reuben DasDec 08, 2022 19:37:47 ISTThis article is a part of a larger series on Online Gaming in India. The previous article deals with what exactly is the difference between a game of skill and a game of luck. Click here to read the article. Online games like rummy, poker and fantasy leagues have become increasingly popular in recent years, especially because of the pandemic, with millions of people around the world playing these games for fun, and for real money. While these games have been enjoyed for years now,…

Mehul Reuben DasDec 10, 2022 12:27:46 ISTThis article is a part of a larger series on Online Gaming in India. The previous article deals with why online gaming platforms want their users to believe that their products are a game of skill. Click here to read the article. Online gaming has become extremely popular in India and has grown into a massive industry, with millions of people, spending billions of rupees across various games, every year. For the government, it is also a great source of tax revenue. However, the…