Money backed online gaming catches India’s fancy

Mumbai / Kolkata: Online games involving the exchange of money have caught on with Indians stuck at home due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Gaming firms have noted a sharp increase in customers looking to ward off boredom by indulging in games such as poker, rummy and bingo, and are placing bets even on simple games like ludo and Candy Crush.

“More people are playing rummy during the lockdown,” said Prithvi Singh, founder of GamesKraft, which debuted with an Indian rummy cash game in 2017.