Published 13:43 IST, February 13th 2024

Andar Bahar is the Most Popular Indian Card Game in Online Casinos

For a number of years, many reputable international gambling operators have been supporting sections of their online casino platforms dedicated to India.

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vent of online casinos in India, coupled with capabilities of modern technology, which can turn any game into an immersive digital gaming experience, has provided a suitable arena where tritional Indian and Asian games like Andar Bahar, Teen Patti and Sic Bo can openly compete with classic Western titles such as roulette and blackjack.

A recent primary data research conducted by SevenJackpots gives an array of valuable insights into how competition between all se games has been faring in India.

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Indian Games have Taken ir Rightful Place Led by Andar Bahar

For a number of years, many reputable international gambling operators have been supporting sections of ir online casino platforms dedicated to India, giving access to desi players in a licensed format to all classic Western casino games like slots and baccarat, as well as to any innovation that becomes trendy on global scene like game shows or crash games.

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However, data from SevenJackpots study shows that local player demand has placed tritional Indian titles among leing categories of online casino games in a competing environment of more than 5,500 individual game titles.

Andar Bahar is most popular of Indian card games, commanding a share of almost 3% (2.97%) of operator turnovers for first 10 months of 2022.

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Teen Patti is also positioned among Top 10 online casino games in terms of attracting turnovers with a share of 1.67%. Both Indian card game classics are well represented with a variety of live-dealer and virtual format games by many different studios including some of world’s biggest casino game producers like Evolution.

Sic Bo and Or Asian Games Rank High as Well

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Tritional dice game of Chinese origin Sic Bo has a comparable impact to Andar Bahar and its share of turnovers even passes 3% mark (3.06%), overhauling Indian card game for first 10 months of last year.

Still, two games switch positions for August to October 2022 period with 2.69% for Andar Bahar and 2.66% for Sic Bo.

Dragon Tiger is ranked ninth, one position above Teen Patti, with a turnover share of 2.27%. Fan Tan is outside Top 10 games by turnover, but is still present in chart with a 0.34% share for ten months, rising almost twofold to 0.66% for last three months of analysed period.

Leers among Classic Western Casino Games

Classic casino games, all but slots mostly in live-dealer versions, take four of Top 5 positions in ranking by volume of business provided by SevenJackpots research paper, led by roulette, blackjack, and baccarat.

se games, usually associated with Western brick-and-mortar casino trition and places like Monte Carlo and Las Vegas, have a combined contribution of 51.06% of total registered Indian online casino operator turnovers.

Roulette games, including most notably Lightning Roulette by Evolution Gaming, take second position with an overall turnover share of 22.91%. Blackjack follows in third with 16.11%, while baccarat (7.45%) and slots (4.59%) fill up Top 5.

Game Shows Le Whole Pack

clear leer among all casino online gaming categories that has captivated attention of desi players is something we until recently used to associate with TV and not mobile games - game shows.

This relatively new dition to online casino gaming has contributed more than a third (34.48%) of operator turnover in India with game show titles like Crazy Time, Monopoly Live, and Dream Catcher, which continue trition of classic TV prime time hits like Wheel of Fortune and Deal or No Deal into digital era.

game show format with live hosts, interactive features and vanced tech elements like augmented reality, is so convenient and popular that many or games like roulette and even innovative crash games have game show versions.

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