The concept of Real Money Games (RMG) is that you play to win real money. That can be risky if you sideload those games, but now Google is getting even more involved in the battle.
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In an announcement on the Android Developers Blog on Friday, Google said it's planning a series of new RMG pilots in India and Mexico. That means if you live in those areas or Brazil, you might see more RMGs appear on the Google Play Store. Initially, those new games will be limited to fantasy sports and rummy games in India, and only daily fantasy sports (DFS) games in Mexico.
However, these pilots are a prelude to a more open playing field after June 30, 2024. At that point, the pilot programs will end and Google will implement a new set of policies to govern the development and release of these RMGs in India, Mexico, and Brazil. Plans are in place to expand to other countries after that, though no exact timeline has been shared.
The biggest takeaway from this news seems to be that Google is developing new policies specific to these types of games. In the announcement, Karan Gambhir, Director of Global Trust and Safety Partnerships, said: “To ensure Google Play keeps pace with the speed of developer innovation while also promoting user safety, we’ve since run several pilot programs to determine how we can support more RMG operators and game types.”
