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RED BULL M.E.O. 2020 INDIA – WORLD CRICKET CHAMPIONSHIP NATIONAL FINAL ALONG WITH TOP SPORTS PERSONALITIES, INFLUENCERS AND PRO-GAMERS TO TAKE PLACE ON 13TH DECEMBER
Red Bull M.E.O. 2020 India – World Cricket Championship National finals to take place on 13th December to find the best World Cricket Championship player. The qualifiers of tournament, being conducted in World Cricket Championship 2 and World Cricket Championship 3 and held daily from 15th November to 5th December received more than 2.3 lakh registrations.
48 winners of the qualifying rounds moved to the play-offs on 7th & 8th December and competed in a 1v1 format. The top 4 (Krunal Mangukia from Surat, Charan Teja from Chittoor, Yogesh Bhuva from Mumbai and Ravi Ranjan Kumar from Muzaffarpur) will compete in the national finals in Gurgaon where the winner will be announced as the national champion.
On Sunday 13th December, the National Final of Red Bull M.E.O. 2020 India will be accompanied by a special invitational tournament 5pm onwards which will witness participation from Red Bull Athletes Tania Sachdev (Chess), Riyan Parag (cricket), Mira Erda (Motorsports) and Ankit Panth (esports). Tania Sachdev is an Indian chess player, who holds the titles of International Master and Woman Grandmaster. Mira Erda is one of India’s foremost female open wheel racers while Riyan Parag is a Rajasthan Royals all-rounder and rising cricket star who is also an avid gamer. One of India’s most popular Counter-Strike gaming professionals, Ankit ‘V3nom’ Panth has been a figure of inspiration for the gaming community for many years, while also being the face of Team Brutality. Joining the Red Bull athletes, Musical Composer and social media sensation Yashraj Mukhate along with Indian chess streamer, YouTuber, stand-up comedian Samay Raina will compete with pro gamers like Scout and Mortal. Tanmay “ScoutOP” Singh is the most followed professional player for Fnatic on social media with over 1M followers on both YouTube and Instagram while Naman Mathur (Soul Mortal) is arguably India’s most popular PUBG MOBILE player/streamer.
Red Bull M.E.O. National finals and the invitational will be conducted in World Cricket Championship Rivals. WCC Rivals has been purely built keeping competitive play in mind and is the world’s first mobile game which features 2v2 real-time cricket multiplayer experience. WCC Rivals is a part of the WCC franchise which boasts of more than 143 million downloads.
Looking forward to the national finals of Red Bull M.E.O. along with the invitational, PR Rajendran, Founder and CEO, Nextwave Multimedia said, “Being a cricket loving nation, we at WCC are extremely glad that through this tournament we can leverage our fans into the esports circuit, building the space further. Also, we at WCC, take pride on how this ‘home grown’ game has managed to embed cricket into the esports ecosystem for future.”
“Red Bull has had the wonderful opportunity of bringing a new wave of esports through World Cricket Championship in Mobile Esports Open. NODWIN is elated to see the overwhelming response from the community in the first go. The competition is onto its last leg, a hearty congratulations to all the finalists. Let’s embrace the onset of cricket esports”, said Akshat Rathee, MD & Co-Founder, NODWIN Gaming.
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Uzbekistan Legalises Online Betting and Lotteries
President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev has signed a decree on April 19 titled “On Measures to Improve the Regulation of the Organization and Conduct of Lotteries and Risk-Based Games in the Republic of Uzbekistan”. The document abolishes the ban starting from January 1, 2025, and introduces a legal framework for the organisation of risk-based games online and betting activities.
The issue of legalising betting activities has been a long-standing topic in Uzbekistan. In December 2019, the president signed a decree to legalise bookmakers, but this decision was revised in April 2022. In April 2023, the head of state instructed the development of a regulatory framework for betting activities.
The National Agency for Advanced Projects (NAAP), the authorised state body for regulating and licensing activities in this sector, provided insights on the necessity of introducing state regulation in the gambling sector in Uzbekistan. The agency emphasised the need to prevent illegal gambling businesses, protect players’ rights and generate additional income for the state budget.
The president’s decree aims to introduce advanced foreign experience and modern technologies in regulating the organisation of risk-based games and lotteries to increase investment attractiveness, tourist potential and attract additional funds to the country.
The measures outlined in the decree include the creation of legal foundations for the legalisation of activities related to risk-based games online, betting activities, and lotteries, implementation of mechanisms to protect citizens’ rights and interests, prevention of gambling addiction and the generation of additional state budget revenue.
Starting from January 1, 2025, a taxation system will be introduced for license holders, where organisers of online games, betting activities and lotteries will pay a turnover tax. This system aims to prevent the concealment of taxable revenue and is expected to generate additional tax revenues for the state budget.
Overall, the implementation of the decree is intended to establish a reliable foundation for the legal regulation of activities related to organising risk-based games online, betting activities and lotteries in Uzbekistan, protect citizens’ interests, combat gambling addiction and provide additional sources of income for the state budget.
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Delasport Signs a Sports Deal with Philippines’ Leading Regulated Operator OKBET
Award-winning iGaming supplier in regulated markets Delasport has just signed a sports deal with Philippines’s number 1 operator OKBET.
The leading software developer will provide sports-services to their new partner, enhancing the experience of sports bettors in the Philippines even further.
“We’re proud to supply our services to such a strong partner as OKBET, and to an exciting and steadily growing market as the Philippines”, Delasport’s CEO Oren Cohen Shwartz comments on the agreement.
Regulated Philippines is marking a stable 5% year-to-year growth with the number of users expected to reach almost 6 million by 2029.
This is yet another deal for Delasport, with the global supplier’s expansion in regulated markets happening at full force.
Same goes for OKBET who have been holding the number one operator spot in iGaming in the Philippines for a long time now.
“I’m excited that OKBET and Delasports are joining forces to redefine the landscape of online sports gaming in the Philippines”, OKBET’s COO Wayne Thong also comments on the deal. “This partnership combines OKBET’s local market expertise with Delasports’ global industry leadership, creating new opportunities for innovation and customer satisfaction. OKBET and Delasports share a common vision for the future: a vibrant and dynamic platform that caters to the diverse interests of sports enthusiasts. By combining cutting-edge technology with a deep understanding of user preferences, this collaboration aims to set new standards for the industry.”
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Indonesia Establishes Task Force to Combat Online Gambling
Indonesia’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (Kominfo) has revealed plans to establish a task force to combat online gambling.
In a statement, Kominfo said the task force would comprise representatives of multiple government agencies including the Financial Services Authority (OJK), Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (PPATK) and the police.
It will also work with Interpol to combat cross-border cases given the government’s lack of past success in blocking foreign operators.
“Kominfo will oversee the digital space, OJK will manage accounts and PPATK will handle fund flows, and the police will carry out arrest and investigation duties,” said Usman Kansong, the Ministry’s Information and Public Communications Director.
Minister Budi Arie said: “The Ministry has also issued a warning to all social media platforms, cellular operators and internet service providers not to facilitate any form of online gambling promotion. We have done everything within the authority of Kominfo.
“We from the Ministry of Communication and Information are fully determined. At the beginning of the week I gathered all our teams at Kominfo to work together to eradicate online gambling.”
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