Ban and Build: Can Esports Replace RMG? — India backs esports while killing the model that funded its gaming startups

India just did something strange. In one law, it crowned esports as a legitimate sport and wiped out real-money gaming, the format that had pulled billions in funding into Indian gaming. So what happens when you bless the future and bankrupt the present at the same time?In this episode we unpack the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, the rise of the OGAI, and the question every founder in Bengaluru is asking right now: can esports replace the money RMG used to bring in, or are we cheering for an industry that still can't pay its own bills?