Globally today, online gaming is no more about just entertainment or a hobby that a select few indulge in to kill time; it is a booming, serious business. India’s online gaming market too is experiencing a paradigm shift and is growing at an exponential rate, with its growing middle class willing to shell out money for online gaming experiences.
According to a KPMG report , online gaming in India is reaching a new pinnacle. Currently, from its 433 million users contributing to the revenue of INR 136 billion, it is slated to become an INR 290 billion industry with 657 million users by the year 2025. That is phenomenal growth in a short time!
One of the games that have been dominating the online gaming scene in India for the last few years is Poker. In an exclusive interview, Mr. Amin Rozani, Founder and CEO of Spartan Group, shares key insights on poker and their mega flagship event India Online Poker Championship (IOPC) 2022 , whose 12th edition is ongoing from 20th January to 6th February 2022, with a whopping INR 30 Crore GTD (Guaranteed Prize money) attached to it! “Mr. Amin Rozani – Founder & CEO, Spartan Group” Can you tell us the story of the origin of IOPC and its journey into being such a behemoth in the gaming industry over the years?
As a tribute to the game we all loved, way back in 2009, along with Sameer Rattonsey and Peter Abraham, I had organized an international-level poker series called India Poker Championship (IPC), in Goa, which was a small affair with a humble turnout. But very soon it scaled up to such heights, that we found it difficult to keep the ship afloat!
The digital extension of IPC called India Online Poker Championship (IOPC) was born in 2015 to empower players from across the country to play and compete with each other digitally at the highest levels. When we started this premier poker series bi-annually, we had announced a GTD of INR 6.5 Lakhs in 2015 which has grown to a GTD of […]
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