recently Ban on online real-mani games, After India’s new publicity and regulation of online gaming bill 2025, symbolizes a significant change in cricket and gaming scenario in the country. Dream 11, a huge fantasy sport platform and the lead sponsor of India’s national cricket team, stopped their paid competitions for the government banning real-mani gaming. This ban will not only affect the rapidly growing fantasy sports industry, but will also change how millions of cricket fans join the game. From fan participation to sponsorship dynamics, ripple effects are designed to re -shape the fandum of cricket.
Here are 3 methods that can change the ban on online money games in India:
1. Fan engagement and fall in participation
Money Games and similar fantasy platforms fuel an interactive cricket fuel, making fans able to participate actively by creating a fantasy team and winning cash prizes. With a ban on real-mani fantasy games, it will reduce direct, high-dacoity engagement. Competition and conceit adventures may lose a major incentive to closely follow matches. It can reduce the number of viewers and the overall enthusiasm around the cricket tournament like IPL. Replacement with membership-based or non-transcendent games can not compensate completely for a sense of participation lost with fully prize encouragement, possibly fan-up and relationship with sports.
2. Shift in cricket material manufacturing and consumption
Fantasy Sports inspired an increase in cricket -related material, including analysis, predictions, tutorials and fantasy expert tips. This material was concluded as the fans actively sought ways to improve their teams. The ban on paid competitions can reduce the demand for such material, the material can affect the creators and reduce the diversity and depth of cricket discussions. Fan community can move to more passive consumption than strategy-managed participation, possibly changing how fans join with cricket stories and discourses.
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3. Low ground level and emerging game support
Fictional sports sponsor Dream11 Also funded the league, emerging sports events and talent development initiative at the grassroots level. Revenue flow from these platforms indirectly inspired cricket outreach programs and small cricket tournaments in the states. The ban has threatened this financial pipeline, possibly abandoning the local league and emerging cricket formats. This decrease in support can slow down the fan base and emerging player pool development at the grassroots level of cricket, which can negatively affect the future development of the game and the diversity of cricket in the areas of India.
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