Spartan Poker
Type of site | Online poker |
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| Industry | Online poker |
| Website | www |
| Launched | March 2015 |
Spartan Poker is an online poker gaming website based in India. It is one of India's prominent poker websites, offering cash games and tournaments.[1][2] In 2020, the website broke multiple records hosting the India Online Poker Championship (IOPC)[3] with over 2300 players participating. This edition saw an eventual prize pool of over 20.5 Crores being awarded, crushing the original guaranteed prize of 16+ Crores.[4]
History[edit]
SpartanPoker.com was founded in 2014 and the site was launched in March 2015.[5][6][7] Quadrific Media Pvt Ltd is the parent company of the brand which has Amin Rozani, Rajeev Kanjani, Sameer Rattonsey and Peter Abraham as its co-founders and directors,[8] all of whom have a significant poker industry background.
September 2016 saw the launch of the introduction of the flagship series India Online Poker Championship (IOPC) on the site.[9]
The India Poker Championship (IPC), one of the oldest and biggest poker tournaments in India, has a tie-up with Spartan where it conducts its qualifying rounds. The IOPC is the online avatar of the live IPC event which takes place in Goa 2-3 times in a year.
With millennials driving a huge demand in the poker industry these days, India has become home to 1/10th of the world's gaming population.[10][11] Seeing this trend, Spartan Poker has laid its bets on the booming gaming industry in India.[12]
Services[edit]
Spartan Poker offers a range of online gaming services to poker players.[13] As of January 2020, the site hosted an average of more than 50 live online tournaments each day.[14] It also hosts signature monthly tournaments such as the Millionaire and Destiny.[15] The Millionaire brand of tournaments has expanded in the last several months to include Millionaire Legends, Millionaire X5 and the Millionaire Lite. Other featured monthly series include the Spartan Super Series (SSS), Spartan Value Series (SVS) and others. Players new to the game can also participate in several daily freeroll tournaments that Spartan conducts. A freeroll is a tournament[16] where you can play for free and earn either cash prizes or tickets into other big value tournaments.[17]
The India Poker Championship (IPC), organised by Spartan Poker, held its latest edition in Goa in January 2020.[18] The event was attended by celebrities like Neha Dhupia, Aditi Bhatia, Kunal Khemu, Anita Hassanandani, Rannvijay Singha, Siddhanth Kapoor, Dino Morea and Aly Goni.[19] This offline championship was also attended by Dan Bilzerian, the internationally acclaimed poker player.[20]
During the above event, the company announced the next edition of IOPC to be held from 24 January to 9 February 2020.[21] The championship series broke multiple records including crushing of the originally guaranteed prize pool of 16+ Crores with more than 20.5 Crores eventually awarded to players across the two week long series.
Charity[edit]
Much of the events' prize money is donated to Indian NGOs, such as Ketto Foundation, for the betterment of underprivileged children.[22][23] Spartan Poker actively supports non-profits like Ishita Sharma's Mukka Maar, an organisation that equips young underprivileged girls with self-defense skills.[24][25]
References[edit]
- ↑ Shaswati Shankar (4 November 2016). "India's poker startups industry worth $120 million slowly becoming a profit-making model". The Economic Times. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- ↑ Murali Menon (29 January 2017). "Here Come the High Rollers". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- ↑ "India Online Poker Championship 2020 smashes multiple records". Everything Experiential. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
- ↑ "India Poker Championship 2020 will start from January 14; schedule inside". The Asian Age. 2019-11-11. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
- ↑ India, The Hans (2016-09-09). "Ranvijay Singh parties with Spartan Poker owner Amin Rozani". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
- ↑ Shankar, Shashwati (2016-11-04). "India's poker startups industry worth $120 million slowly becoming a profit-making model". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
- ↑ "Spartan Poker launches today". Gutshot. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
- ↑ "Spartan Poker signs Sangeeth Mohan as first Team Pro". Gutshot. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
- ↑ "IPC plays its cards right with a Rs 5 cr prize pool". The Economic Times. 2020-01-14. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
- ↑ "Digital gaming: The gold mine young businesses are tapping into as millennials drive huge demand". The Financial Express. 2020-02-25. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
- ↑ Menon, Shailesh (2019-07-04). "Is online poker becoming the next big thing for the Indian millennial?". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
- ↑ "Spartan Poker bets big on booming digital gaming industry in India". www.aninews.in. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
- ↑ "Spartan Poker launches today". Gutshot. 25 March 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- ↑ Bindu D. Menon (22 February 2017). "Corporates set the ball rolling on investments in e-sports leagues". The Hindu Business Line. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- ↑ "Mega Tournaments at Spartan Poker". Gutshot. 20 August 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- ↑ "Daily Online Poker Freerolls". Unknown parameter
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|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "India Poker Championship 2020 will start from January 14; schedule inside". The Asian Age. 2019-11-11. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
- ↑ "ADV: Highlights from the starlit India Poker Championship finale - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
- ↑ "Spartan Poker raised the stakes with Dan Bilzerian at the India Poker Championship 2019". Everything Experiential. BW Businessworld. 16 September 2019. Retrieved 2020-11-10. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Let the excitement roll! India Poker Championship set to begin on Jan 14". Moneycontrol. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
- ↑ "Kunal Kapoor all praises for Amin Rozanis contribution for Spartan Poker contribution to Ketto Foundation". Bollywood Helpline. 3 November 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- ↑ "Dia Mirza And Kunal Kapoor Appreciate Amin Rozani Spartan Pokers Charitable Work". Business of Cinema. December 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- ↑ "The Spartan Poker and Mukkamaar celebrate International Women's Day". mid-day. 2018-03-12. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
- ↑ Bureau, Adgully. "Dangal star Fatima Shaikh celebrates the MukkaMaar girls' victory". www.adgully.com. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
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