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Dream11 Removes All Paid Contests After RMG Ban In India

The Lok Sabha has passed a new bill called the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025, which says that all real-money games, whether games of skill or chance, like fantasy sports (Dream11), rummy, and poker, are banned. The law imposes severe penalties, with violators facing up to three years in jail and fines reaching ₹1 crore, elevating legal risk for platforms that continue operations. This has seen some of the biggest fantasy sports platforms like Dream11 shut their paid operations overnight. This bill has caused a huge controversy in India and has raised questions about whether this decision was the right one. This article talks about Dream11 removing all paid contests after India’s RMG ban.

Dream11 Removes All Paid Contests

Dream11 was the biggest Indian fantasy sports brand, and it made most of its money thanks to the numerous paid competitions hosted by it. They offered huge rewards for a very small entry fee and were able to do so thanks to their large and loyal user base. However, due to the RMG ban imposed by the Indian government, Dream11 has been forced to remove all its paid competitions as they now stand to be illegal in India. While the platform itself is legal and the company has decided to host a few free-to-play tournaments with tremendous rewards, this is just a temporary measure and is only being hosted as an alternative while Dream11 determines its next move.

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Fantasy sports is, or rather was, the fastest-growing industry in India before the Indian government passed this new bill regarding online gaming. The repercussions of this bill being passed, both economic and emotional, will be tremendous. The shutdown will likely trigger significant cost-cutting across huge organisations like Dream11, including layoffs, as much of the workforce was dedicated to monetising paid contests. As these platforms will no longer be able to host paid tournaments, they will lose almost the entirety of their revenue stream and will have no choice but to consider shutting down the platform if the government decides not to revoke this bill. This will cause the economic downfall of one of the biggest industries in India.

Last game of #Dream11 💔
7+ years of memories. This app helped me in tough times. Losses happened, but I recovered. A skill-based app like this should never have been banned in India. @Dream11 🥺 pic.twitter.com/akNUuHMepS

— Sajan (@Hey_Sajan) August 21, 2025

@Dream11 @harshjain85 since u r a profitable company u can’t just leave ur users who hve invested in u their money time energy for 8-10 yrs n just leave like this. Be a man take this 2 Supreme Court n fight fr users U can do something new bt what about those who r dependent on u? pic.twitter.com/VYQYSKzy8B

— Jimmywhooo (@jimmyrichway) August 22, 2025

The new Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025, affects not only the platforms that host real-money gaming tournaments but also various people who have made a career out of fantasy sports. Whether it be professional poker players who spent years honing their skills to become the best in their field or it be content creators on Instagram and YouTube who had spent countless hours putting out content regarding fantasy sports, this ban on RMG will affect them all. While the players who used to play for fun will still be able to do so on platforms offering free-to-play tournaments, this sudden ban will surely cause a lot of problems for everyone involved in fantasy sports.

There is still hope amongst people that this ban on Real Money Gaming will be reversed by the government, especially when it comes to games of skill. However, it seems unlikely that this ban will be overturned anytime soon, which puts platforms like Dream11 in uncharted territory, being unable to organise any kind of paid tournament. The future success of these big platforms will hinge on how successfully they can navigate the non-RMG segments of fantasy sports. Only time will tell if even the biggest platforms like Dream11 will be able to survive after this new bill. The move represents a pivotal moment in India’s digital entertainment evolution, and it will be interesting to see what comes next.

For more news articles and informative updates on Real Money Gaming (RMG) platforms like Dream11 as well as other football and cricket updates, keep reading GutshotMagazine.com.

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