Authorities in China have worried for years about addiction to gaming and the internet among young people, setting up clinics which combine therapy and military drills for those with so-called "gaming disorders."
If what faces Big Tech is anything like what happened to Big Tobacco, what lies ahead is likely to be a yearslong, complicated path toward new rules and regulations, with no guaranteed result.
Ant, an affiliate of e-commerce leader Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, said the increase was to support growth and was "according to relevant regulations and business needs."
Dream11 has halted operations after the Bengaluru Police registered an FIR against its founders. It still maintains it is not in breach of the Karnataka gaming ban.
