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_2021-04-01
The global fantasy sports market, in terms of revenue, is expected to reach US$48.1 billion in 2027, up from US$20.7 billion in 2020, according to Brandessence Market Research.

_2021-03-24
Dream Sports, which owns online fantasy sports platform Dream11, has raised $400 million in its latest funding round taking its valuation to nearly $5 billion.

_2021-02-23
Dream Sports, owner of online fantasy sports brand Dream 11 is in talk with investors for a fresh round of funding that will bring the valuation of the company to around $4 billion.

_2021-02-03
India's Mobile Premier League has raised $100 million in new financing and its valuation now stands at $800 million, almost double the level four months ago.

_2021-01-26
Confirming the major shift in the US market of traditional land-based operators moving big into the online market, the latest news is that Caesars Entertainment has made a strategic investment in the daily fantasy sports platform SuperDraft.

_2020-12-07
An Indian government policy think-tank has recommended the establishment of a self-regulatory body, recognized by the central government, for the country's booming fantasy sports industry. It also said the government should maintain a "light touch" with...

_2020-09-21
Mobile Premier League (MPL) has raised $90 million in new financing and plans expansion outside India.

_2020-09-15
Dream Sports, the parent company of Dream11, has secured new funding worth $225 million, valuing the fantasy league company at $2.5 billion. 

_2020-09-11
Real money games in India are the “next big segment” seeing compound average growth of 40 percent a year, according to a report from Bernstein Research.

_2020-09-08
The fantasy gaming firm Dream11 has been defending, so far successfully, a series of challenges to its legality in the courts of India. The most re

_2020-03-06
Online gaming in India is recording explosive growth, with the total number of gamers expected to hit 300 million by the end of next year, from just 120 million in 2016.

_2019-06-21
India’s booming online gaming market is attracting a flood of investment from mainland China as Beijing steps up efforts to regulate video games at home.

_2018-03-05
Fantasy sports operator Dream11 has roped in Indian cricket team wicket-keeper and former captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni as its brand ambassador, Glaws

_2018-02-05
Fantasy sports operator Draftkings is reportedly hoping to get a foothold into the sports betting space, according to a report from Associated Press.

_2017-10-28
A registered not-for-profit trade body, the Federation of Indian Fantasy Sports (FIFS), officially launched on October 24, Glaws reports. FIFS is a se

_2017-08-05
The High Court of Punjab and Haryana has ruled that online fantasy games require skill and therefore can’t be considered gambling, which is illegal.

_2017-06-14
Online rummy operator Ace2Three is looking to become a player in the fantasy sports market, investing in soon-to-be-launched fantasy sports portal Fan

_2017-05-02
OulalaGames CEO Valery Bollier says he is optimistic about the future of DFS in Russia after the amended sports betting bill came into effect on April

_2016-10-24
India’s skill-based games market is expected to grow over $3.6 billion in the next six years, according to a report released by Research and Markets