The Covid-19 pandemic significantly increased people’s engagement with gaming as these platforms became avenues to socialize and connect, said Prashanth Rao, Partner, Deloitte India in an interaction with BW Gaming World. Edited excerpts: Q1. How do you describe the concept of a “connected fan” and how has it resulted in …
Read More »Fantasy Sports Body Releases User Guide With Meta’s Support For Responsible Gaming
The Federation of Indian Fantasy Sports (FIFS), India’s self-regulatory industry body for Fantasy Sports (FS), today released a ‘User Guide To Fantasy Sports,’ compiled with support from global social media giant Meta. The first-of-its-kind user guide put together by a fantasy sports federation with support from a social media platform is …
Read More »72% Male Prefer Fantasy Sports, 46% Female Casual Gaming: ZEE5 Survey
Amid the ongoing growth the gaming sector is witnessing in the entire country, ZEE5 has released a report on online gaming trends as a part of the ZEE5 Intelligence Monitor knowledge series. The report offers an analysis of the factors that are influencing the gaming landscape, behaviour patterns of players …
Read More »The Fantasy Sports Companies Ruling In 2021
Fantasy sports have become popular worldwide especially in India. Jumping on to the bandwagon are these Indian fantasy sports companies The market value of India’s gaming industry in the financial year 2020 was around 90 billion Indian rupees. It was projected to exceed Rs 143 billion by 2022. The industry …
Read More »India The Next Fantasy Sports Hub: FIFS GamePlan 2021
The 4th edition of GamePlan witnessed three highly engaging panel discussions on ‘Economic Impact of Online Fantasy Sports in India’; ‘Fantasy Sports Fuelling Sports Consumption and Fan Engagement’ & ‘The Evolving Legal Landscape of Fantasy Sports in India’ The Federation of Indian Fantasy Sports (FIFS), India’s first & only self-regulatory …
Read More »MPL Betting Big On Play & Earn Brain Games
Five of the most loved games on MPL, that are not only entertaining but also mentally stimulating Mobile gaming is by far one of the best binge-worthy sources of entertainment. But it is more than just a great way to pass the time and have fun. There are a plethora …
Read More »Fantasy Gaming To Reach $2.5-3 Billion By 2026: Experts
As per the guesstimates of one of the panellists, from 2 million users in 2016, the number of users easily stand at 100 million today The gaming industry, in India and globally, has changed dramatically after the pandemic and has become the top means of entertainment. From being considered a …
Read More »How Esports Is Different From Fantasy Sports & RMG
Lokesh Suji, Director – Esports Federation of India & VP – Asian Esports Federation, writes on the growing confusion between esports and real money gaming in India, and the need to address it immediately There is a wide misconception in India that igaming/egaming (real money gaming) is the same as …
Read More »5 Qs With Playerzpot’s Sunil Yadav
In a recent conversation with BW Gaming World, Sunil Yadav, CEO, Playerzpot Pvt Ltd, speaks more about the platform’s plans post receiving funds, entering into the casual gaming format, and much more
Read More »MPL Debuts In The USA
MPL has established its market leadership in India and Indonesia, and the USA will become MPL’s third country of operations Mobile Premier League (MPL), an esports and skill gaming platform, today announced the official launch of the MPL App in the United States of America. The app is now available …
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