In a major development that has once again put India’s booming online gaming sector under the regulatory spotlight, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday conducted raids at the offices of two leading real-money gaming platforms—Gameskraft and WinZO—following allegations that the companies manipulated their game algorithms to influence user outcomes.
According to officials familiar with the matter, the searches were carried out simultaneously in Bengaluru, Delhi and Mumbai, focusing on the companies’ data centres, financial records, and backend operations. The raids come after multiple complaints were filed claiming that certain games hosted on these platforms were “unfairly designed t
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