Cricket World Cup 2015– the biggest cricketing event is around the corner. Octro – the mobile gaming company in India is definitely betting big before the tournament begins. Octro has introduced the Cricket Betting feature integrated in its successful game Teen Patti (Indian Poker). This feature will be available on Teen Patti for Android and iOS during the Cricket World Cup 2015. With 15 million plus downloads the gaming brand is sure to get the players hooked on to the game even further. This comes to show that in a country like India, teen patti (a traditional cards game) is now being played on the mobile devices but without real cash transactions.
Octro’s Teen Patti has been doing very well. It is a three-card game similar to other casino games like Poker, Texas Holdem Poker, Flash or Flush, Three-card brag.
Players get to bet their current virtual Teen Patti chips on the Cricket World Cup matches and win big by betting on either or both teams. Building on to the World Cup excitement, the game feature will ensure cricket fanatics and Teen Patti fans adrenaline levels are super high throughout the tournament. The betting is not real (does not involve cash at all). It’s only virtual currency and no real money is being used here.
On the launch of this exciting addition to the game, Octro founder and CEO Saurabh Aggarwal says, “We are thrilled with the response of Teen Patti users who love our games. It’s important to innovate on a regular basis to ensure our users are engaged and have something interesting to look forward to. The cricket betting feature has been added for the Indian market since the game is in our blood and veins, and we can swear by it. Cricket unites our country and this feature will only add to the fun of it without actual monetary transaction.”
The betting icon will appear on the right corner of the Teen Patti Menu screen. On clicking the icon, you will see the betting screen. The betting screen has the options to bet on the current ongoing match and a button to open the betting screen of other ongoing matches.
The betting screen has the information on the maximum amount of chips the gamer can bet, based on an algorithm developed by Octro, and the ‘odds’ (bet multiple) against each team based on the odds of victory of that team. The Teen Patti player will be able to select the amount he wishes to bet using a drag tool, and press a ‘Bet’ button to place his bets.
Further, the cricket betting feature will also allow the gamer to hedge his bets by betting on both the teams of the ongoing match, since the odds will keep refreshing as the drama of the match unfolds. The Betting screen will also have a button to see the calendar of upcoming matches.
The company claims the cricket betting feature will give cricket fans a tool to bet on the matches from the comfort of their homes or while on their way to the cricket stadium to cheer their favourite team, allowing them to whet their betting appetite whilst refraining from the real money betting thus making the entire experience enjoyable and stress free. Moreover, the cricket betting feature will provide social involvement since a player cum bettor will be able to see his friends’ bets – the amount they have bet and on which teams, as well as a summary of their friends’ winnings, which will add to the fun of the game.