All India Gaming Federation appoints Jhulan Goswami, Justice Vikramjit Sen and Fatema Agarkar on advisory panel

Online “transaction based skill gaming” or real money gaming like Poker and Rummy have gained quite a sizeable audience in the last few years. Since real money is involved, it is natural that the industry needs some kind of regulation and All India Gaming Federation is one of the pioneers in the field which is advocating for self regulation. When we last interviewed Mr. Roland Landers, he told us that “the size of the Industry is approximately Rs 4000/- crore and it has created sizeable direct and indirect jobs.”

All India Gaming Federation has now announced its Advisory Panel and have appointed experienced professionals and business leaders on their advisory panel: Justice Vikramjit Seth, who was former Chief Justice of Karnataka High court and a Justice in Supreme Court and is now the Chairman of Bombay Stock Exchange, Jhulan Goswami who was the captain of Indian National Women’s Cricket Team and Fatema Agarkar who is a prominent educationist.

Justice Vikramajit Sen states, “As online transaction based gaming has grown by 30% over last year, self-regulation for this ever expanding Industry is extremely important. To overcome the blurred lines, the AIGF Skill Games Charter provides the very foundation for responsible gaming, user integrity, player protection, and best practices for member operators to ensure ethical practices to safeguard the consumer interest.

To further contribute to the process, I am excited to be on the advisory panel of the AIGF, which has vetted the charter and play a role in guiding the Industry body and its stakeholders forward as the sector grows.”

Elaborating on the importance of Digital sports gaming, Ms. Fatema Agarkar states “I am glad to be a part of AIGF’s advisory panel and for me, the sheer potential that e-sports enjoys lies in its reach, bringing communities together, enabling an alternative to physical sports, working with key life skills such as decision making, critical thinking and logic not to mention attitudes of discipline, responsible digital citizenship!”

“There’s cognitive development and participation avenues that open up given its tech base and therefore obvious reach beyond the four walls, and when structured with science and responsible protocols, the sheer scale of possibilities it opens up cannot be emphasized enough. With AIGF’s well-structured Responsible Gaming Charter, we will put the right checks in place and treat it with the respect it deserves!” Ms. Agarkar further added.

Elated to be part of the advisory board of All India Gaming Federation , Ms. Jhulan Goswami said, “It is heartening to see that millions of gamers are participating in online formats including cricket and that this ecosystem is growing rapidly. It is an honor to be on the board alongside such eminent people

And makes me extremely happy to see the industry come together to adopt the guidelines of the AIGF charter to ensure best practices and player protection for the online Skill Gaming Industry.”

On welcoming the new advisory Board members, Mr. Landers says, “We are privileged to have strengthened our advisory panel at AIGF and are very honored to have eminent Justice Vikramajit Sen, a Former Judge of the Supreme Court & Ex - Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court, Ms. Fatema Agarkar, leading educationist & Founder of the Agarkar Centre of Excellence (ACE) combing sports and education, and Ms. Jhulan Goswami, Indian International Cricketer and the former captain of the Indian National women's cricket team join us and offer their expert guidance to us and the industry.”