From Real Money to Free-to-Play: How India's Biggest Gaming Apps Rebuilt Overnight

In a single sweep, India banned online money games — skill or chance, fantasy cricket or rummy, it didn't matter. The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act erased the "game of skill" defence the industry had relied on for decades, and the country's biggest names switched off the cash almost instantly.This episode unpacks one of tech's most dramatic pivots: how a $20-billion industry tore up its business model in a matter of hours and rushed toward free-to-play. What does that shift really mean for apps like Dream11 and MPL, and where does it leave millions of players? Let's spice up your game.