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TN BJP chief questions state govt over gaming ban law implementation after another suicide case

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state president K Annamalai has quizzed the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) government today over the implementation of the recently enacted online gaming ban following a suicide of a man in Tenkasi’s Sankarankovil due to losses in online rummy. Annamalai took to Twitter saying, “I was deeply saddened to hear that a […]
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Raipur: Police issue advisory against publication of betting and gambling adverts

Raipur police have issued an advisory asking all TV channels, newspapers, advertisement agencies and web portals not to show advertisements related to betting and gambling platforms. Prashant Agrawal, the senior superintendent of Raipur police, issued the advisory on Tuesday in accordance with the recently formed Chhattisgarh Gambling (Prohibition) Act 2022, which bans all forms of […]
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Qlan bags Rs 1.7 crore in pre-seed funding round

Parent for social networking app for gamers Qlan, Avocore Technologies has bagged $200,000 (approx. Rs 1.7 crore) in a pre-seed funding round led by Marwah Sports, CIIE.CO, and Faad Network. According to the company, there are over 50,000 gamers on the app. The funds from the round will be used to further expand gamer networking, […]
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Delta Corp to hold two-month long freedom celebrations at Deltin Zuri

Luxury gaming and entertainment brand Deltin has launched ‘Freedom Fiesta’ at Deltin Zuri. The two-month-long freedom celebrations will run from June 15 till August 15 at the aforementioned venue which is based in South Goa. ‘Freedom Fiesta’ offers patrons, who are into gaming, a chance to win prizes on a weekly and monthly basis and […]
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RBI directs DreamX, others to shut down UPI services

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), in its latest regulations, has directed Prepaid Payment Instruments (PPI) issuers to stop providing Unified Payments Interface (UPI) services in a co-branding arrangement, which also includes fantasy sports platform’s Dream11’s DreamX that was launched recently. PPIs are tools that make it easier to pay for products and services, conduct […]
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Gujarat: 10 arrested for playing poker inside moving bus

Viramgam town police arrested 10 individuals from Bopal on the night of Sunday, June 25, at the Rahemalpur Crossroads on the Viramgam-Malvan route for allegedly gambling on a bus travelling from Sanand to Kutch. The police acted on a tip-off about people gambling on a bus from Sanand to Lakhpat according to the FIR filed […]
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Info Edge leads $1.5mn round for metaverse gaming co AvatarLife

Naukri.com’s InfoEdge Ventures led a $1.5 million seed funding round for AvatarLife, a metaverse gaming platform. Prior to this, the tech-giant has invested in AR-based toymaker Mirana and popular fantasy esports platform FanClash, and has been known to identify and invest in big startups at an early stage. Sushant Chandrasekar and Gaurav Gupta founded AvatarLife […]
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Assam: Two journalists arrested in multi-crore lottery scam

Assam Police, on Sunday, June 25 arrested two journalists from Tinsukia region, as the former found them linked to a multi-crore lottery scam. The journalists were arrested after the alleged masterminds of the scam were taken under investigation. The arrested journalists are identified as Saurav Choudhury and Santosh Phukan and are reported to be working […]
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Increasing gambling related incidents highlight the need for medical attention

A 20-year-old youth from Warangal district of Telangana lost Rs 46,000 in a single session on an online betting game early on Saturday. According to reports, distressed on losing the amount, the victim a second-year ITI student from Narsampet commited suicide. The victim used his mother’s phone to place bets in the online game as […]
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IQOO announces esports tournament with Rs 10 lakh prize pool

IQOO, a Vivo-backed smartphone brand, has announced its Pro Series Esports Tournament, which is scheduled to take place from June 27 to July 2. The prize pool for the tournament will be Rs 10 lakh. Since the popular mobile game Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) has returned after its temporary unban, the tournament might see an […]
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