Platform · Opinion Markets
SportsBaazi
Cricket-focused opinion-trading platform in India · IPL, World Cup, bilateral series. Suspended opinion trading nationwide June-July 2025 ahead of PROGA.
- Mechanism
- Opinion Markets
- Status
- Defunct (paused under PROGA)
- Founded
- 2020
- Market types
- Binary · Sports
- Audience
- Retail · Sports
- Website
- sportsbaazi.com
- @sports_baazi
Pricing mechanism
Centralized matching
Settlement
Centralized operator
Strengths
- Strong unit economics pre-shutdown · 100% YoY revenue growth IPL 2024, 106% user surge CWC 2023
- Bootstrapped · no VC pressure tied to mandatory growth (relative advantage in shutdown scenario)
- Cricket-influencer CAC was the lowest in the category
Weaknesses
- Real-money operations defunct under PROGA
- No venture cap-table to fund pivot to another jurisdiction
- Limited public communication channels.
- Website appears offline in May 2026 spot check
- Single-vertical (cricket) limits pivot optionality
About this mechanism
India-primary opinion-trading category · Yes/No contracts on sports, politics, weather, entertainment in INR. Subject to PROGA (May 2026) which classified them as 'online money games' and banned national real-money operation.