Online platform unveils new tool for digital gaming: Skill-based gaming framework
In the bustling world of India's online gaming market, a new comprehensive approach to classify online games as skill-based has been introduced. This groundbreaking framework, known as the Skill Games Framework, is the brainchild of renowned statistician Professor (Dr.) Bimal Roy, in collaboration with The Dialogue.
The Skill Games Framework is India's first scientific and data-driven method for classifying online games. It employs a statistical model that analyses key indicators such as outcome consistency across multiple game sessions, measurable performance differences between high-skill and low-skill players, and statistical variance patterns over time. If skilled players consistently perform better than novices, a game can be objectively validated as skill-based under this framework.
The primary objective of the Skill Games Framework is to address the ambiguity in the distinction between games of skill and games of chance by providing an empirical, mathematical method for classification rather than relying on subjective interpretation. This objectivity is intended to foster investor confidence, encourage platform innovation, and create a scalable, transparent regulatory system for online skill games in India.
The framework serves as a foundation for objective game verification and classification as skill games permissible under Indian law. It also establishes tiered compliance requirements for platforms based on game classification, implements scalable oversight mechanisms free from subjective biases, and facilitates government-led, precision-driven regulation of the fast-evolving gaming ecosystem.
The Skill Games Framework includes three core tests to determine the role of skill in game outcomes: Persistence of Skill, Experience Gap, and Exemplary Skill. It also has three additional objectives: offering a quantitative method to distinguish games of skill and games of chance, serving as a tool to differentiate legitimate platforms from illegitimate ones, and establishing an industry standard that can be widely adopted.
The ongoing development of the Skill Games Framework ensures it remains responsive to industry needs, with future updates reflecting feedback from all stakeholders. The framework's success is supported by real-world data to ensure accuracy, consistency, and adaptability across various online gaming formats. Advanced statistical tools such as the Chi-Square Test and Pearson Correlation Test are leveraged in its development.
Kazim Rizvi, Founding Director of The Dialogue, remarked that the Framework provides a method to classify games of skill empirically, offering guidance to regulators, developers, and safeguarding players' interests. The Skill Games Framework is expected to play a crucial role in regulating India's growing gaming industry, ensuring only games grounded in skill are legally permitted.
In summary, the Skill Games Framework establishes a scientific basis to regulate real-money online skill games by clearly distinguishing them from games of chance. This framework, if widely adopted by self-regulatory bodies and the government, is set to revolutionize the online gaming landscape by providing a clear, consistent, and statistically valid approach to game classification.
Roy D'Silva, a published author and an expert in the Indian and international gaming and poker beat, has a decade-long experience in various fields, including Bollywood, OTT, and now poker. While this article does not provide updates on the Skill Games Framework or other gaming news from the specified dates, it marks a significant step towards a more transparent and fair online gaming industry in India.
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