Dream 11 Suspended Its Operations Post FIR Registered Against Them in Karnataka

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Dream 11 Suspended Its Operations Post FIR
Registered Against Them in Karnataka
Fantasy sports website Dream11 has suspended
operations for customers in Karnataka after
a first Information Report (FIR) was made
against Dream11's founders for violating the law
prohibiting betting and wagering on games played
online. Dream11 continued to be operational
throughout the state, until the beginning of
Sunday, even though its rivals such as Mobile
Premier League (MPL), Paytm First Games and
RummyCircle have been unable to offer their
services to users of Karnataka following the fact
that the state legislature adopted a law
prohibiting betting and wagering platforms and
money betting. "In order to allay our users'
concerns, we have decided to suspend
operations in Karnataka," stated Dream11 in a
press release. According to the company, they
have been informed by Federation of Indian
Fantasy Sports (FIFS) that the Karnataka Police
(Amendment) Act 2021 is not applicable to its
members Fantasy Sports Operators. "The FIFS
format of Fantasy Sports has been upheld by the
courts of India as not amounting to gambling,
betting or wagering," the statement reads.
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• The app was withdrawn soon after an FIR was
  registered against the co-founders of Dream 11 in
  the Annapoorneshwarinagar Police Station in West
  Bengaluru.
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• Prior to Karnataka, such online games have
  already been banned in states like Assam, Odisha,
  Sikkim, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Andhra Pradesh and
  Telangana. While these platforms promote
  themselves as games that require skill,
  Karnaraka's ban does not comprise games of skill,
  however it does include a money-bet element.
• In the past, FIFS Members of the Federation
  called on the Karnataka government to comply with
  and respect the constitutional and judicial
  safeguards that are provided to the company's
  business. Dream11 is the first member of FIFS
  which includes MPL as one of their members.
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