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MUMBAI: The Indian Federation of Sports Gaming (IFSG) on Friday announced the appointment of Mumbai's former police chief AN Roy as its strategic advisor.

Roy, whose contribution to the police force has been commendable, will play a strategic role and work closely with the IFSG board members to create guidelines for responsible industry practices.

"I am happy to join IFSG. Along with my fellow board members, I will work towards ensuring the fantasy sports users enjoy a fair playing environment and set industry benchmarks," Roy said.

Oct 01, 2019 11:10
MUMBAI: The Indian Federation of Sports Gaming (IFSG), the self-regulatory industry body for the sports gaming sector, Monday released a study on ‘Fantasy Sports: Measuring its impact on actual sports consumption’.
Jul 29, 2019 17:07
MUMBAI: The Indian Federation of Sports Gaming (IFSG), India’s first and only self-regulatory industry body for the Online Fantasy Sports Gaming sector, Monday announced the appointment of Justice AK Sikri as its ombudsman & ethics officer. Justice Sikri is an eminent jurist, a former judge of the Supreme Court of India and was recently appointed as a judge in the Singapore International Commercial Court.
Apr 18, 2019 15:04
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Mar 06, 2019 14:03
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Feb 20, 2019 13:02
MUMBAI: Dream11, India’s largest sports gaming platform, has claimed that since the last one year, it has seen a 60% rise in the expansion of its registered user base, which has crossed the 50 million mark as of this month. The brand is said to have 90% of the market share in the fantasy sports and gaming industry according to the Indian Federation of Sports and Gaming (IFSG).
Dec 06, 2018 14:12
MUMBAI: The Indian Federation of Sports Gaming (IFSG) Wednesday kicked off a programme focused on identifying and promoting athletes in the age group of 14 to 21 in non-mainstream sports like archery, golf, sailing, squash, swimming and tennis from across India.
Jul 04, 2018 10:07
MUMBAI: Indian Federation of Sports Gaming (IFSG), India's first sports gaming self-regulatory industry body, has named John Loffhagen as its president.  Loffhagen’s main responsibilities will involve setting uniform guidelines for industry practices and communicating with gaming rights holders which will help in developing an ecosystem for sports gaming users and operators.
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