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Rummy Portals in India Look to Expand by Offering Betting Options

| @@indiablooms | Sep 26, 2018, at 12:27 am

Online gaming in India is growing at an impressive rate, with the gaming industry in the country growing from 4 billion Indian rupees in 2007 to 44.2 billion in 2018. There has been a massive upsurge in social and casual games, with offerings like rummy becoming extremely popular. Now, one of the biggest online rummy operators has announced that it will be branching out into betting as well. This could be a significant move, as it may lead to other sites following suit. This, in turn, could boost the gaming industry significantly.

In a major breakthrough for the Indian online gaming industry, it was revealed that the biggest online rummy provider would soon be opening its own horse race betting site, which is a skill based game..The site will offer betting on international horse racing for real money, and the site has an exclusive video player which is capable of streaming hundreds of races each day.

Horse racing is one of the most popular spectator sports in the world, with thousands of people across the planet staking on races every hour. To the uninitiated, it may seem like a bit of pot luck betting on various horses, but there are a lot of factors to consider which can help guide bettors towards making the right choice. It is a serious business, and there are betting tips sites like Oddschecker which help punters make an informed decision.

The fact that horse racing bettors can actually master staking on the sport means that it has been classified as a game of skill in India. While betting on games of chance is illegal in the country, staking money on games of skill is permitted in most states. This is why games like rummy – which has been legal since 1968 - have shot to such popularity online over the last ten years. If this new site turns out to be a success, it may lead to more, similar sites that offer horse racing betting. It could also inspire others to work out ways to capitalise on the loophole which allows for betting on games of skill.

This is, without doubt, an exciting development for fans of betting and horse racing in India, and will bring about a new way of playing games online. It will also give the gaming industry a serious boost and lead others to follow suit.

 

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