AUS vs SA 2nd ODI 2025 – Last Paid Contest on Dream11

August 22, 2025 Read Scoops Games 0

My thoughts go back to 2008-09, where users on Dream11 couldn’t access real-money options. All you could do was join free contests and the winner of the contest would walk away with a prize of 100 Indian Rupees (INR) or similar rewards. The online gaming giant has taken massive strides in the industry since then, offering hundreds of crores in real-money prizes on a daily basis.

From ₹50+ Crore mega contests for the Indian Premier League (IPL) and Team India matches to being the jersey sponsor for the national cricket team, and even giving away cars, bikes, electronic gadgets, and other rewards to users, Dream11 has become a household name and a part of our culture over the years. Now, the new online gaming bill has killed all of it, overnight.

AUS vs SA 2nd ODI 2025 - Last Paid Contest on Dream11

Dream11 shuts real-money operations

On 20th August 2025, a new online gaming bill was passed in the Lok Sabha and the enxt day in the Rajya Sabha, which are the Indian houses of Parliament. As per the new bill, all types of real money gaming has been banned and considered illegal, leading to lakhs of jobs and sources of livelihood taking a major blow; worlds turned upside down in a matter of 48 hours.

While several esports, poker, rummy, and fantasy sports companies shut operations effective immediately, Dream11 decided to close their real money gaming operations, allowing users to only play for free and win prizes. This industry giant announced a 7+ Crore mega contest for the Australia vs South Africa 2025 2nd ODI game, which goes down in history as their last ever paid contest.

The news has come as a big blow for many content creators who earned their livelihoods from giving out Dream11 predictions and previews. Additionally, many players were making a lot of money through winnings on the website, while it was a source of entertainment for several millions of others. Now, you can only play games for free, where a few users will win prizes.

Many users went on to post on social media about their displeasure with the recent developments. Mnay others also posted that Dream11 and similar apps weren’t a source of earnings, but more of an emotion. Some users have been on the apps for 8-10 years and have high skill scores, with 1+ million contests played over time. It’s all come to an end now, abruptly that too.

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FAQs on Dream11 banned

Q. Is Dream11 going to be banned?

Ans. As per the new Indian online gaming bill of 20th August 2025, all real money games in India have been placed under a blanket bam, so yes, Dream11 is now banned and considered illegal.

Q. Is Dream11 gives real money?

Ans. Dream11 gave real money prizes for over a decade until the new online gaming bill was introduced, which considered all real money gaming as illegal. So now, there are no more real money prizes on Dream11.