Posts tagged "regulation"

Two Months of Watching Live Dealer in India: An April-May 2026 Retrospective

A personal retrospective covering 8 weeks of watching India's live dealer category — Hindi-table inventory that materialized vs stalled, PROGA Act 2025 first-quarter operational reality, app store moderation patterns I noticed on my Pixel, UPI/MCC routing changes, and what the May 2026 ground-level picture says about where the category goes through 2026.

May 29, 2026 9 min read

Watching Live Dealer Apps Land on Indian App Stores: An April Notebook

A Bengaluru notebook on the live-dealer app trickle of April 2026 — what showed up on my Pixel, what got pulled, and why this category feels different.

May 5, 2026 6 min read

Online Gaming Regulation in India: A Tech Perspective

The 2023 IT Rules on online gaming changed everything. Here's what the technical implementation looks like from inside the ecosystem.

April 5, 2026 8 min read

I've Been Watching India's Slot App Category for 18 Months — Here's What I See

An observer's take on the slot app category in India — install patterns, regulatory exposure, UX trends, and what the category looks like from outside the operator bubble.

April 23, 2026 8 min read

The Digital Transition of Satta Matka: What a Tech Observer Sees in 2026

Satta matka — one of India's oldest informal betting formats — has moved online. What the technical transition looks like, why it's regulatorily complicated, and what it means for India's broader gaming landscape.

April 23, 2026 7 min read