User:Amazingnaive/POKERBAAZI
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| Industry | Online poker |
|---|---|
| Founded | October 2014 |
| Founder | Navkiran Singh, Puneet Singh, Anirudh Chaudhry, Avneet Rana, and Varun Ganjoo |
| Headquarters | , |
| Parent | Baazi Networks Pvt. Ltd. (2014–present) |
| Website | www |
PokerBaazi.com is an Indian online poker room that offers their users a chance to play poker professionally.[1] [2]
History
[edit]PokerBaazi was founded in 2014 as an online poker start-up Company. It has five co-founders- Navkiran Singh, Puneet Singh, Anirudh Chaudhry, Avneet Rana, and Varun Ganjoo. [2]
Partnerships
[edit]In January 2018, PokerBaazi acquired a majority stake in the fantasy sports website BalleBaazi.com for an undisclosed amount.[3] [4] [5] In March 2018, PokerBaazi joined the Match Indian Poker League owned by the celebrity couple, Raj Kundra & Shilpa Shetty Kundra. It became the official title sponsor of Haryana Hawks.[6]
Events
[edit]In October 2017, PokerBaazi first conducted the biggest online tournament in India- The MoneyMaker- which had a prize pool in excess of Rs 1.21 Crore. It was a success and the company has rolled out six MoneyMakers since then.[7] PokerBaazi also runs PokerBaazi Premier League (PPL) four times a year. PPL is the biggest online poker series in India.[8]
Brand Ambassadors
[edit]In August 2016, the Bollywood film star Sunny Leone became the face of PokerBaazi. Later, in January 2018 the Indian professional boxer, Vijender Singh joined PokerBaazi as its brand ambassador.[2] [9] [10] [11]
Social Welfare
[edit]As its CSR engagement, PokerBaazi has been involved in social welfare initiatives such as 2018 Kerala floods relief, Clean Yamuna campaign and sustainable food development systems for underprivileged kids in the past.[11][12][13]
References
[edit]- ^ "India's poker startups industry worth $120 million slowly becoming a profit-making model". Economics Times. 2016-11-04. Retrieved 2019-01-24.
- ^ a b "Vijender Singh is the new brand ambassador of PokerBaazi.com". ETBrandEquity. 2018-01-22. Retrieved 2019-01-24.
- ^ "PokerBaazi to score with BalleBaazi". Techtrail. 2018-04-03. Retrieved 2019-01-26.
- ^ "BTI Executive Search expands India operations". Outlook India. 2018-04-03. Retrieved 2019-01-26.
- ^ "BTI Executive Search expands India operations". Business Standard. 2018-04-03. Retrieved 2019-01-26.
- ^ "PokerBaazi.com is the official Title Sponsor & Shareholder of Haryana Hawks that is competing in Match Indian Poker League". TVNews4u. 2018-03-21. Retrieved 2019-01-26.
- ^ "PokerBaazi's Moneymaker Returns With It's 5th Edition". SportsKeeda. 2018-05-09. Retrieved 2019-01-26.
- ^ "PokerBaazi Premier League Returns with a Summer Edition". PokerFuse. Retrieved 2019-01-26.
- ^ "Indian Site PokerBaazi Sign Up Boxing Champ Vijender Singh". HighStakesDB. 2018-01-22. Retrieved 2019-01-26.
- ^ "PokerBaazi rope in Vijender for reach in Hindi heartland". Inside Sport. 2018-01-23. Retrieved 2019-01-26.
- ^ a b "Vijender Singh spends time with underprivileged kids in Gurgaon". Times of India. 2019-01-24. Retrieved 2019-01-26.
- ^ "PokerBaazi Hosts Welfare Event for Underprivileged Children with Vijender Singh". Sportz Wiki. 2019-01-23. Retrieved 2019-01-26.
- ^ "Boxer Vijender Singh interacts with underprivileged children at PokerBaazi welfare event". Yahoo News. 2019-01-23. Retrieved 2019-01-26.
External links
[edit][[Category:Gambling websites]] [[Category:Poker companies]]