William Hill and Ladbrokes<\/a>, are angling to win licenses in India.<\/p>\nFantasy, Too<\/b><\/h2>\n
Thanks to the likes of DraftKings and FanDuel, the US is the world capital of fantasy sports, but India is getting into the arena, too.<\/p>\n
During the most recent season of India’s top-tier cricket league, players could access Dream11, an online fantasy sports gaming portal that allows bettors to build teams of real-life players, similar to what DraftKings, FanDuel, and other daily fantasy companies do in the US.<\/strong><\/p>\nIn addition to cricket, there are fantasy offerings in India for basketball, kabaddi, and soccer. Dream11 is the largest daily fantasy cricket offering in India and the industry there pitches it as a game of skill. Five Indian states ban online fantasy sports and bettors must certify they are not residents of those regions before participating in the games.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A court in India voted Wednesday against a temporary ban on online wagering, opting instead to allow the activity to continue while requesting additional guidance from policymakers on the legality of games of chance. Avinash Mehrotra, an Indian social activist, petitioned the Delhi High Court to end \u201cillegal and illicit\u201d online betting, gambling, and wagering. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":46,"featured_media":106061,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,60],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
India Court Decides to Allow Online Wagering Continue<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n