Game for future, a campaign by the All India Gaming Federation, in association with The Times of India and Vijay Karnataka, aims to create discussions that aides in building a steady environment for the high potential Online Skill Gaming segment in Karnataka.

Gaming has widespread sporting interest for individuals across all ages and socioeconomic groups. The Indian online skill gaming industry has seen a change in perspective with the quick development in digital infrastructure, expanding smartphone affordability and penetration, increasing internet user base, declining data cost, and evolution of digital and online gaming models prompting a flood of online gaming players in recent years.

Karnataka, with its positive plan, is all set to rise as a national technology center. Bengaluru is now perceived as the “Silicon Valley” of India – a center of innovation development, a mixture of India’s hopeful youth and entrepreneurs. With the high concentration of animation studios, game development organizations, and related training institutes, Karnataka can turn into “the gaming hall of India”. This will help the economy multi-folds as it will help draw in more FDI, create jobs, and adjust the state to the Prime Minister’s vision of Digital India and Atmanirbhar Bharat.

Be that as it may, there is a tremendous misinterpretation among the policy-makers and the general public about “Online Skill Gaming”. The absence of comprehension of what adds up to Esports brings about an absence of difference between betting and gambling games and core Esports like online chess. All will in general be seen as amounting up to addiction/gambling/betting.

In India, gambling and betting laws, both online and offline are directed by each state. What’s more, due to the absence of comprehension about Esports/Online skill games, the state government is selecting to boycott all online gaming. Which then is a danger towards a high development possible industry, particularly in Karnataka.

With the assistance of discussions and consultations, the Game for Future campaign will underscore the requirement for careful thoughts with examined balanced Esports strategy that directs the category and encourages responsible gaming.

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