Real-money game over battle will now shift to the old field

New Delhi: Traditional gaming studios are anticipating a positive impact on their businesses from the government move to impose a blanket ban on real-money games (RMG).

Following the ban, a sizeable base of RMG players are expected to return to casual gaming, triggering a fresh wave of investments and even attracting serious development talent, according to industry executives.

Even prior, 66% of paying RMG users and 60% fantasy gaming users paid for mid-core gaming content such as Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI), according to venture capital firm Lumikai, suggesting a natural migration towards traditional gaming.