We missed this earlier. The Federation of Indian Fantasy Sports, a self-regulatory body for fantasy sports, appointed long-time government officer Bimal Julka as its chairman. This was announced on October 22. Julka will "work closely with industry stakeholders to strengthen the operating standards of the Indian fantasy sports", the body said in a statement. Julka is taking over from John Loffhagen, who has served as chairman since 2017. Julka has served as a civil servant in multiple capacities and ministries. Until August 2020, he was India's Chief Information Commissioner, a role he had taken over in March 2020. He has served in the union ministries of defence, civil aviation, information and broadcasting, external affairs, finance, commerce, and public relations. Statements from FIFS CEO Anwar Shipurwala and Julka himself suggest that there could be further steps in self-regulation of the fantasy sports industry: "Having such a senior dignitary, like Mr Julka, representing fantasy sports will strengthen the industry’s credibility, and we are sure to witness new strides towards reformations and standardisation of the rapidly growing fantasy sports industry.” — Anwar Shirpurwala, FIFS CEO "Fantasy sports is a new and disruptive industry that has great potential to strengthen & promote sports in India through meaningful fan engagement. While fantasy sports is seeing unprecedented growth in both users and operators, there arises an equal need to protect the users and promote responsible growth." — Bimal Julka, FIFS chairman [emphasis ours] Indian Federation of Sports Gaming (IFSG), established in 2017, was rechristened to FIFS…
