28% GST on online gaming. Tough times for dream11, mpl etc
Online gaming startups are among those rare breeds which were profitable . With this move, even they will be forced to do layoffs..
There’s no way they can foot the retrospective GST tax dues to the. Government. What next for them ? Dream 11 is Ambani safe haven - will it somehow get saved. ?
All of them are fcked
Would they survive if they moved under Mauritius ?
I’m sure if moving overseas was an answer they would’ve surely scrambled to it by now. I mean the GST council has been fairly firm on their decision since it was announced and I being one of the folks directly affected by this (my offer was withdrawn by Hike) I know they have known this since August. They are fucked for sure.
Honestly, at this moment seems like @ProfessionalCurser is right unless they can majorly reduce costs of operations
Online gaming startups are among those rare breeds which were profitable . With this move, even they will be forced to do layoffs..
40,000Cr to Dream11 20000Cr to GamesKraft 16,000Cr to Deltacorp
This will be a major blow to the online betting industry. All the top companies have taken a major hit. Will be interesting to see how they recover from it. Deltacorp s...
Should Target Astrology startups as well those are just as dumb-predatory-addicive as online gambling
I'm talking about real profits, startups that generate good revenue and do not depend on VC money.