Online gaming industry touches Rs 7,700 crore: Study

NEW DELHI: Slouched on a bean bag Saturday afternoon and tapping the smartphone screen in lazy elegance reminiscent of Laxman’s ‘very, very special’ silken drives through the covers, you might actually end up making more money than many of the IPL gladiators braving the maddening stress of a suffocating safety bubble. You might even have a fan club the likes of King Kohli or ABD had taken decades to build.

Welcome to the El Dorado of mobile gaming.

Should you have the Midas touch, you can make up to Rs 60,000 per match in e-cricket, while a state-level champ in India’s biggest sporting discipline goes home with just Rs 15,000.