Esports Federation of India (ESFI) has raised questions on Rajasthan government’s move to include Esports in fantasy gaming category in the recently announced Virtual Online Sports (Regulation) Bill 2022 released by the Revenue Department of the state.
ESFI has termed the bill as “detrimental to the growth of Esports in India”.
In the upcoming Asian Games, India will be sending teams in five Esports games.
The ESFI has also requested Sports Minister Anurag Thakur for his immediate intervention in the matter.
“It’s important to understand that not all games played electronically are Esports. The outcome of any Esports match is solely and purely dependent/based on the skills (physical & mental), and performances of the Esports athletes are just like cricket, badminton etc,” ESFI President Vinod Tiwari said in a release.