How these IIT Delhi graduates played their cards right with poker startup Adda52
Since merging with Indian casino group Delta Corp, poker Adda52 startup is now using the omnichannel model to scale the game in India.
- Sporting dark glasses and an unmistakable poker face, these players were a part of the Deltin Poker Tournament, a five-day event held last month, where the top prize was a cool Rs 1 crore.
- The tournament was organised by Delhi-based startup Adda52.com, which lets users play games like poker online for real money.
- Now, the Delhi-based startup, founded by IIT Delhi graduates Mohit Agarwal and Anuj Gupta, is turning this Indian pastime into a serious business.
- They founded Adda52 in 2011, and in February 2012, the startup became the first company in India to offer a chance to play poker online with real money.
- Interestingly, Delta Corp was looking to enter the growing space of online gaming where players had a chance of making money.