Dream11, one among India’s hottest gaming apps, has suspended operations within the southern Indian state of Karnataka after a criticism was registered in opposition to its founders claiming it was in violation of a brand new state playing legislation.

Police data on Saturday confirmed a case has been registered in India’s tech capital Bengaluru, in Karnataka, following a criticism by a 42-year-old cab driver who reported it as being operational after a ban on on-line video games involving betting got here into drive.

“In order to allay our users’ concerns, we have decided to suspend operations in Karnataka. This decision is without prejudice to our rights and contentions under law,” it stated in an announcement on Sunday.

Dream11, which gives a fantasy gaming platform for numerous sports activities, final yr turned India’s first gaming startup to be valued at over $1 billion (roughly Rs. 7,535 crores). It has confronted authorized challenges up to now because of the similarities of fantasy gaming to playing.

The state legislation, which got here into impact final week, bans on-line video games involving betting and wagering and “any act or risking money, or otherwise on the unknown result of an event including on a game of skill”.

A Dream11 spokesperson stated on Saturday that the corporate is analyzing its authorized cures, and added that “we are a responsible, law abiding company and will extend our full cooperation to any authorities”.

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