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‘Google doesn’t have jurisdiction to block fantasy games’

Madhav Chanchani

March 10, 2021 | 7 Min Read

March 10, 2021 | 7 Min Read

Dream11 founder Harsh Jain is looking to unite with rivals Paytm First Games and MPL under restructured industry body

Dream11 dominates the online fantasy sports market in India with over 100 million registered users—no thanks to Google.

The tech giant, whose Android operating system runs over 95% of the smartphones in the country, bars fantasy games in India because it considers these to be a sort of gambling.

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