The ‘Science Of Gaming’ Behind Games24x7’s INR 2000 Cr+ Biz

When Trivikraman Thampy and Bhavin Pandya – both New York University alumni – thought of a gaming platform back in 2006, that would eventually become Games24x7, the new media market was taking its baby steps in India. 

Gaming is not gambling by default, but it was hard for Games24X7 to win investor confidence at that time. And many more years to convince them that real money gaming exists separately from casinos and online gambling.

The startup entered the unicorn club in 2022 after raising $75 Mn at a valuation of $2.5 Bn, with…