Online card games like Rummy, Blackjack Online, and Teen Patti are expected to grow 50% to 100% year on year in this segment. Online poker attracts the cash flow in real money online games and Teen Patti and Rummy are the rulers of card games in Indian online casinos like Blackjack Online and Teen Patti are skill-based games and Poker is a blend of both skills and luck, according to the Supreme Court.

Jay Sayta, a corporate lawyer and founder of Glaws, a multinational company monitors online gaming domains in India, added, “Online poker is illegal in Assam and Odisha. You cannot withdraw or deposit winning amounts in an account based in Gujarat or Telangana. If you withdraw more than Rs. 10,000 out of those states, you will have to pay 30% TDS to withdraw money in a legal way. But playing on online casinos outside India violates FEMA terms and you could face a penalty.”

Online poker space is estimated to be worth around Rs. 700 Cr in India and it is getting even more competitive these days. One of the new launches within the Indian casino market is the arrival of Pokerstars and it is supposed to be one of the biggest online poker platforms. Based on the Isle of Man, Pokerstars has seen over $877.3 million of revenue over the past year. The arrival of global players still doesn’t affect the local platforms. Amin Rozani, CEO and founder of Spartan Poker, said, “We have great knowledge and experience of the local market. The more the arrival of platforms in the market, the better it is.”