Popular fantasy cricket application, Dream11 on Friday stopped all kinds of paid contests and has modified into a free-to-play online social game platform, day after parliament cleared he Promotion & Regulation of Online Gaming Law, 2025. President Droupadi Murmu gave her assent to the bill, making it an Act. Dream11 took to X and said they have always been a law abiding company, and will continue to be so.
The company said it honours and supports Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ambition of making “India a global sporting superpower,” and hence is going by the law.
The Centre had introduced the bill with an aim to cut down the betting in online games, and sorts of financial transactions after multiple cases of fraud emerged from across the country. The bill cleared both houses amid heavy sloganeering by the opposition on the last two days of the monsoon session.
‘Make sports better for all of India’
In an official statement, Dream11 said it stopped all paid games on Friday morning. The company said that it was not even 1% of what the USA fantasy sports industry is.
“This morning, we stopped all paid contests on Dream11 and pivoted entirely to a free-to-play online social game.
When we started this journey 18 years ago as a Sports Tech company, we were not even 1% of the size of the USA Fantasy Sports industry. Dream11’s Fantasy Sports product was our way to “Make Sports Better” for all of India,” the statement read.
“With this passion, belief, and the spirit of Made in India, for India, by Indians, we became the largest fantasy sports platform in the world,” it added.
It said being a firm which conducts business in compliance with the laws, and believe that progressive regulations would have been the right way forward. “We will respect the law and will fully comply with “The Promotion & Regulation of Online Gaming Law, 2025,”” they said.
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— Dream11 (@Dream11) August 22, 2025
Highlighting its portfolio that it made over the years, Dream11 said the amazing “Sports Tech businesses including FanCode, DreamSetGo and Dream Game Studios, along with our Dream Sports Foundation” is something they are proud of.
“These will continue to power our vision to “Make Sports Better” and support our Hon’ble Prime Minister’s ambition of making India a global sporting superpower,” it added.
“Thank you for all your love and trust. See you in our second innings. The Dream Team,” the note concluded.
PM Modi on Online gaming bill, 2025
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday welcomed the passage of the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025, in both Houses of Parliament. He described the bill as a landmark step that will promote e-sports while shielding society from the harmful effects of online money gaming.
In a post on social media platform X (formerly Twitter), PM Modi said, “This Bill, passed by both Houses of Parliament, highlights our commitment towards making India a hub for gaming, innovation and creativity. It will encourage e-sports and online social games. At the same time, it will save our society from the harmful effects of online money games.”