FA N TA S Y
A premium league COVID-19 warriors By Mrinal Gujare
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he fantasy gaming space took off in a way nobody anticipated. They set the temperatures soaring with respect to generating revenues and expanding user base and is now looking to be a billion-dollar industry within two years! No one would have anticipated the impact fantasy sports would have on Indian economy. Even when the dreaded call of the IPL season being âpostponedâ came about, fantasy sports sector pinned on hopes for hassle free participation. The playbook of these fantasy games underwent a change owing to the COVID-19 outbreak. Though it has not been a smooth sail, a lot of fantasy sports platform came together to do their bit 34
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in organising COVID-19 relief initiatives for the society. Indian fantasy sportsâ operators supported those who were severely impacted by the brutal outbreak of COVID-19.
mentioned how their employees were working from home even before the Government of India
Lifting the veil of fantasy Intrigued by the way things were going for the Indian fantasy sports industry, Gutshot Magazine spoke to Sreeram Reddy Vanga, Founder, OpenPlay Tech, one of the thriving fantasy sports brands in the country, and to Vickram Assomull, Co-founder, BlitzPools to know how the firm led from the front amid such arduous times and about the initiatives they undertook in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. While talking about the initiative done by OpenPlay Tech, Vanga
Sreeram Reddy Vanga
