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Loco, an esports and live-streaming platform, on June 19, Monday, announced its partnership with Upthrust Esports for the ‘Challengers Showdown’. This collaboration aims to empower gamers of all backgrounds and promote inclusivity within the Indian esports community. The event will begin from June 20th to July 2nd, the Upthrust Esports Challengers Showdown, and will feature […]
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The Indian League of Legends team, representing the country in the upcoming Asian Games in Hangzhou (China), has left for Macau to compete against Sri Lanka, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan to determine the seeding for the main tournament. The team proved their mettle in the National Esports Championships (NESC) hosted by the Esports Federation of India […]
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India’s esports tournament for Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) since the game’s return last month, the Tecno Skyesports Champions Series (SCS) has ended with noble viewership numbers. The 10-day tournament amassed a total viewership of 30 million across YouTube and Loco, with peak concurrent viewership (CCV) of 131,000. Blind Esports were standout performers in the Tecno […]
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Popular gamer and streamer IShowSpeed (Darren Watkins Jr.) finally achieved his dream of meeting with one of the most legendary footballers of all time, Cristiano Ronaldo. Speed has been trying to meet Ronaldo since last year when he visited Old Trafford back in November but was unable to meet Ronaldo. The two of them took […]
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In a recent interview with The Economic Times, co-founder of online gaming platform WinZO, Saumya Singh Rathore talked about how the government’s proposal to impose 28% GST on online gaming companies will adversely affect startups and entities planning to enter the industry. Rathore explained that while there are some large gaming companies in the market, […]
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In a shocking case, a debt-ridden village assistant named Lijo burned down the local Federal Bank branch at Thekkumkara in Thrissur district on Saturday. It is learnt that Lijo was unable to repay the loan taken from the bank as he used the amount to play online rummy. Lijo entered the bank branch with a […]
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Reports indicate that the GST Council may finally deliberate and decide on long pending issue on taxation of online games, casinos and horse races in the GST Council meeting next month. As the ambiguity that arose ever since the implementation of GST may be finally resolved, several prominent persons from the government and industry have […]
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SonyLiv, the official broadcaster for the telecast of The Ashes 2023 in India, has also onboarded a banned betting website Betway to specifically advertise to viewers in the country. Notably, The Ashes is the biggest and oldest cricketing rivalry played once every two years, and thus, fetches high viewership in India as well, even though […]
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Casino operators in Goa recently challenged the Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) order to remove the advertisement hoardings. And in the latest development to the same, the High Court of Bombay at Goa has instructed the Union Territory’s government to effectively take decisions over these petitions that have been filed. On Friday, June […]
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The Deltin Town resort-cum-casino project in Dhargalim has been recommended for prior environmental clearance by the Goa State Expert Appraisal Committee (Goa-SEAC) at its most recent meeting. The project includes three hotels, a cinema hall, a convention centre, a shopping area, banquet facilities, a water park and a kids’ play area. The go-ahead for the […]
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