Unpacking a Billion Dollar Industry: Digital games and sports in India

This post summaries the Madras HC judgement on real money games and discusses its key implications. Last week, the Madras High Court passed a landmark judgment in Junglee Games India Pvt. Ltd. v. State of Tamil Nadu(2021) SCCRead more

This post provides an overview of the Rajasthan Virtual Online Sports (Regulation) Bill, 2022 and our comments to the Bill EDIT: Our comments to the draft Rajasthan Virtual Online Sports (Regulation) Bill, 2022 refer toRead more

In the recent years, there have been many instances where national sports governing bodies were de-recognized for not complying with the National Sports Development Code of India, 2011 (Code). The Code is a collection ofRead more

A governance model in sport is necessary to ensure integrity of the sport and to protect rights of its stakeholders: the players, teams, publishers and competition organisers. The existing governance structures in traditional sports haveRead more

Player Contracts in e-Sports generally resemble those of traditional sportspersons. However, traditional sports are governed by well-developed regulatory frameworks, protecting the rights of teams and players. Such regulations ensure, among other things, contractual stability. TheRead more