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Winzo, the producer of Poker and Rummy like games application said on Tuesday it was filing a complaint against Google in Delhi High Court that "Google is discriminating and is not authorising Non-Rummy games on the Play Store. Winzo says that Google is partial and it only permits Rummy and unrealistic sports games on the app store.
Winzo also claims that Google, which is not against gambling and betting in India is doing discrimination against them by not allowing real money-making apps on the play store. Google has declared recently that it was doing a one-year pilot with the Rummy and Dream Sports app.
Why is Winzo so upset with Google? & What was the Major Issue that Caused the Rift Between Winzo and Google?
All this started in March of this year. Winzo sued Google in March because of the warning that Google Chrome used to show every time on the cell phones, whenever someone attempts to download the Winzo application that says "Document may be destructive". This was the common warning that used to display among most of the individuals who were about to download this real money-making app, Winzo.
Recently, Winzo again filed a claim against Google on 20th September for not authorising Winzo games and fantasy games on Play Store. Winzo is one of the numerous industry players like MPL and Zupee who have declared Google's pilot policy with Rummy and fantasy games erratic, biased and prohibitive. Winzo and the other organisations declared this in front of the media in its most recent suit.
If You are Wondering What was the Reaction of Google on Winzo's claim? Here it is;
Google refused to remark: The organisation has never restricted any of the real cash gaming applications on the Play Store. Another hearing of this case was on 22nd September (Thursday).
In the court records collected by Entrackr, the lawyers from Google's side told that this claim was "waggish, meaning-less and reductant" quarrelling that Google Chrome and all the other browsers display a similar warning for all the APK files that are being downloaded from the platforms other than Play Store. The lawyers from Google's side said that the IT Rules 2021 permitted it to show that brief as a safety effort.
Google presented the reviews from Winzo's iOS application, which is also accessible on the Play Store, where various customers claims about being deceived by the real money gaming apps or incapable to clear out their money or withdrawals.
What does the Co-founder of Winzo Comment about the Situation with Entrackr?
Saumya Singh Rathore, the co-founder of Winzo told Entracker that Google's narrow scope for this pilot strengthens monopolies organised by fantasy game companies such as Dream11 and harms the producers like Winzo that have many real cash game ideas in their applications.
Rathore also told Entracker that the warning shown by Google Chrome while downloading this real money gaming app was making 75 out of 100 customers, who initiate to downloading the app yet change their mind after seeing the warning.
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Wrapping Up
Winzo has filed a claim against Google for allegedly breaching antitrust law by not allowing developers to use non-rummy card games in their Play Store. The court's final decision is yet to come. The battle between Winzo and Google is still fresh and will pose to be an interesting one. Be connected with us at Entrackr for the latest startup news and also about this hot topic in the market.
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