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A month after the demonetization announcement by our Honourable Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the situation today can better be described as pandemonium. The decision to demonetize the existing Rs. 1000 and Rs. 500 has evoked strong emotions across the nation and the manner in which it has been implemented is shoddy. Not discounting the countless ordeals faced by the hoi polloi. The backlash to demonetization process is something the policy makers might not have expected as things always appear rosy at the planning stage. The reasons cited to demonetise existing currencies are to weed out hoarded black money, stop terror funding, gradual migration towards a cashless society and most importantly to root out corruption that has been choking our economy.

After a tumultuous month, one cannot deny that there have been a few merits. Terror funding has been largely curtailed as the terror financiers have a hard time to pay off their conduits who funnel the hoarded black money to trouble makers through banks. Many sectors operating underground like betting, gambling, Ponzi schemes, and other racketeers have taken a bad hitting ever since this implementation. As the time crawls, we can expect more and more skeletons tumble out of their closet. But as of now, the debilitating effects of demonetisation like slowing economy, businesses heading towards bankruptcy needs to be taken care of in priority.

We are not going to delve deep into this turbulent issue as we are no experts in this. We leave it to the economists and pundits who are better endowed to deal with it. All we can do from our end is to pray that the prevailing pandemonium and logjam resolves and hope better senses prevail sooner. What we are going to do here is, analyze the impacts of demonetization on the online gaming industry in India.

Impacts on Gambling

Even legal gambling centres in places like Goa and Sikkim have shut down largely because of the impending cash crunch. The stock of India’s only listed casino operator Delatcorp, fell over 36% ever since the announcement.  Games involving betting such as horse riding have taken a huge beating ever since demonetisation was implements. Prominent race clubs like Madras Race Club have cancelled the races immediately after the announcement. Gambling aficionados have been distressed because of this implementation as it has shut down their hopes of making quick money. Illegal underground Gambling industry largely thrives on black money and no wonder it is starting to perish now. ‘Matka’ – the illegal gambling operations happening in Mumbai and Goa have suspended their activities because of the cash crunch.

Online Gaming

One of the biggest beneficiaries of demonetisation has been the online gaming Industry.  As we know India has stringent laws for gambling. It is not easy to set up casinos in our country as the state pulls the string on the legality of setting up such businesses. At this point, it stands put that most state laws in our country have barred games involving gambling or betting in games where chances predominantly rule the roost. So people who loved games involving heavy betting had to settle for skill games like Online Rummy. Not surprisingly many have developed a real liking to online rummy & online poker largely because of their intriguing game play. It owes to the fact that online rummy has been declared legal by the Supreme Court long back. So, there was hardly a surprise when traditional card game lovers migrated en masse to online rummy sites after the implementation of demonetisation.

But on the other side, those who are engaged in the illegal betting industry can look forward to the government implementing measures to legalize betting in India as the volumes of cash involved in the business is up to $150billion, according to a report by International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS). As an encouraging development, bettors can draw solace from the fact that All India Gaming Federation (AIGF) is trying to coerce the state governments to legalize gambling industry.

DeccanRummy – Always your wingman

Deccan Rummy has witnessed a huge spike in our registrations ever since this announcement as we are always known for our transparency. As a company, we have always stood by our customers and have been always ready to throw our arms wide open to embrace newbie’s willing to try rummy online. We offer multiple payment options to players, all safe and secure with highest possible encryption levels for online transactions. Players can sign up with us by providing by some simple registration details and start playing our game instantly.

As a token of appreciation for their registration, we credit their account with Rs. 25 as joining bonus. Players can also gain up to Rs. 5000 as welcome bonus & can earn 200% instant bonus on their first deposits made in a day as well. Promotions aside, we have got plenty of freeroll tournaments & cash tournaments that allow you to make legal cash. Our goldQuest tournament has been creating a buzz in the rummy community ever since its inception and there has not been an iota of reduction in the enthusiasm and excitement for it since its launch. True to the saying strike while the iron is hot, this tumultuous time of demonetization can be ward off easily by playing rummy online and multiplying your cash, legally of course. You can also check our rummy testimonial to know that demonetisation hasnt deterred our players fondness towards the game. As our Terms and conditions clearly indicate, acts which constitute money laundering are strictly prohibited on our website, which might be fair enough to indicate that we are into serious and legal business. We always strive to provide the best for you. It’s time to play and fill your pockets with bundles of cash!!

Movies just like card games have always captured our imagination and hearts. We belong to a nation that lives and breathes movies, idolizes their stars and elevates them to demigod status. Similar to movies, sports also remains a great fascination for Indians. We have seen sports icons revered like gods in ou country. The hero-worshipping cult phenomena originated in India. So, movies with sports as the main plot should always be a sure winner, right? Unfortunately, for a nation that is fascinated with sports and movies, we haven’t seen much of sports dramas. Barring a few phenomenal films like Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar, Iqbal, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, and Chak De, we don’t have any other notable mentions. Isn’t it baffling that in a country that is obsessed with sports and films, we haven’t seen the two clubbed together?

Indians love for card games needs no introduction. Movies made with card games as a theme can be as gripping as the game. It is bemusing to note that not a single Indian movie has been made about it, so far. Bollywood is losing big time by not tapping our card game love. Hollywood has cashed on this phenomenon big time; they have made some exceptional movies with card games as the central plot. Those movies were highly successful because of their entertaining screenplay and a gripping narrative. Let us delve into some of these movies in detail:

Rounders:

This is undeniably the greatest movie made on card games in cinema history. Rounders is what you call a quintessential card game movie. Matt Damon plays a guy named Mike, a law student, and a former poker player shoulders the responsibility to raise funds to help a friend struggling to pay off his bad debts. He now has to play at an underground poker circuit that he vowed never to return after losing his life savings. Rounders tapped the underground poker culture prevailing at that time very well and beautifully transformed it into the screen. The poker scenes in the film were truly the best of its kind. The settings, milieu associated with poker were portrayed so realistically. The film touched various issues like the mindset of players, psychological nuances involved in the game and most importantly the lingo normally used by professional players. Though it was not successful at the time of its release, it is now considered a cult classic movie in the poker circles. The film was largely instrumental in propelling poker to the mainstream popularity that it enjoys today.

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The film is based on the best-selling book by Ben Mezrich – Bringing Down the House. This fantastic movie showcases a group of MIT students who “count cards” to win millions at casinos around Las Vegas. However, things go awry once the casinos realize they are being scammed. This movie was inspired by the true story of the MIT Blackjack Team. Blackjack is undoubtedly one of the most popular games played in the casinos worldwide and the movie. Panned by the critics at the time of its release, it has now become a cult-classic.

Maverick

This movie featuring Mel Gibson and Jodie Foster is a gripping movie based on Poker filled with ample doses of witty humor. Mel Gibson plays a gambler who wants to participate in the Wild West’s biggest poker game but falls short of $3000 to the required buy-in. The film is all about Gibson’s effort to raise the funds and troubles he encounters in his efforts. Though not as great as Rounders in its depiction of poker, it is still recommended for beginners.

The Cincinnati Kid

This is one of the best poker movie ever made. The film tells the story of a cocky, brash gambler played with élan by Steve McQueen out to topple the poker veteran Edward G Robinson, referred as “the man” in the poker world. Set in New Orleans in the 1930s in the wake of Great depression, the film captures the intricacies of the game very well and is known for its accurate portrayal of the high-stakes gambling culture.

The Sting

This film was a critical and commercial success and was awarded 7 Oscars. A con artist teams with up his old friend and seeks revenge on a mobster who was responsible for the death of his accomplice. The film is remembered for some accurate depictions of swindling, gambling and scheming techniques widely prevalent at that time. Poker played a key part in the plot. The one poker scene in this film looked far more realistic that those of any of the films mentioned thus far.

Other honourable mentions in this list are Casino Royale, The Cooler, California Split, The Gambler etc. Feeling excited after reading this article? Want to play a game? Why don’t you head over to Deccan Rummy to play an exciting game of online rummy or to Khelo365.com to play an action-packed game of poker? We offer you a live environment to relive the exciting experience you have just seen in movies. Do you want to experience the thrill of playing with some of the best players in India and get rewarded in the process? Would you say no to such a proposition? Comeon choose to play rummy at Deccan Rummy and get rewarded for doing so richly. You can also refer your friends to play with us and earn richly with our bring a friend offer.

Online rummy has been a blessing in disguise for many of us. It has come as a breath of fresh air for those of us who were struggling to cope up with playing high-intensity action games or mind-bending strategy games. The beauty of online rummy lies in the fact that it strikes a balance between the above-mentioned games and comes across as a down-to-earth game. It carries moderate doses of action and strategy but can still be high octane thriller when played between talented players. There are virtually no barriers to play card games like online rummy.

We have often instructed our players to observe their opponents’ moves every game and make their moves accordingly. Have you ever thought why we accentuate this point every time in our blog posts? It is important for online rummy players to classify their opponents based on their strengths. If you know the mindset of your opponents, then it will be easier to deal with them.

The following is a broad classification of online rummy players in general which we made after years of observing and reading their game play.

1. Aggressive – These are players who love to attack or enjoy being in a confrontation. They ruthlessly prey on the gullible players. They display their aggression openly by spamming the chat messages with frivolous, non-sequitur messages – other times they spam the chat with angry messages. We would advise our players to ignore such messages and stick with their original plan and strategies.
2. Manipulative – These are some of the smartest folks out there. Card games are always a tricky business and they are masters in it. They are good in deceiving their opponents either by intentionally dropping the cards you want or trying to win over you with seemingly friendly messages in the interactive chat feature. Do not fall for their trap – Do not fall for their trap – they would have dropped the card as bait, their friendly messages might be an effort to obtain vital information.
3. Assiduous Players – Watch out for these Archie Bunker types. Be extremely wary of them, they hate losing – should they lose the game they don’t take it lightly. They are very conservative by heart and it will reflect on their game play. They take very long time to make their move that their opponents get literally tired of them and fold their cards. They do win a lot of times more than the expectations.
4. Light-hearted – They are your average Joe. They are mostly fun-loving, easy-going, care-free average blokes. Most of such guys play the game mainly for entertainment and losses won’t affect them easily. What we love about them is their resilience and an easy going mentality. If you see a player celebrating jubilantly by posting a spree of messages after a victory, chances are pretty high that he belongs to this category. They also don’t whine much about the losses the way other category players do. Although they are here just for fun, they do win lots of rummy games & tournaments more often than not. We consider ourselves fortunate to house a barrage of these fun-loving folks whom we consider as our pillars of strength.

Maybe you need to find under which category you fall in? As mentioned earlier, it’s always better to know what you are up against and be prepared. We hope that the article served its purpose in explaining about the different characteristics of online rummy players.

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