Gaming Apps Block Access in Karnataka as Ban Takes Effect

Gaming Apps Block Access in Karnataka as Ban Takes Effect

[ad_1] Sequoia Capital-funded Mobile Premier League (MPL) was among the first few gaming startups that began blocking access to users in the Indian state of Karnataka on Wednesday following a ban on online gaming. The law, which came into effect late on Tuesday, bans online games involving betting and wagering, and “any act or risking…

How Dream11 Fantasy Gaming Weathered the Suspension of the IPL

How Dream11 Fantasy Gaming Weathered the Suspension of the IPL

[ad_1] Dream11 is an online fantasy sports gaming app — a category of apps that has seen some controversy in recent times with critics calling it nothing but gambling, while proponents defend it as being skill-based instead. The fantasy sports segment is banned on both Google Play and the App Store, and multiple states in…