About FIFS

Formed in 2017, the Federation of Indian Fantasy Sports (FIFS) earlier known as the Indian Federation of Sports Gaming IFSG, India’s first and only Fantasy Sports self-regulatory industry body, was established to protect consumer interest and create standardized best practices in the Fantasy Sports industry.

FIFS aims to create a thriving ecosystem for fantasy sports users and operators by creating guidelines for a common set of practices, setting standards of operation and creating a regulatory framework to protect the fantasy sports user and operator interests.
FIFS works with key industry stakeholders and liaisons with the policymakers to create a robust governance structure to support the sustained growth of the industry.

Objectives

Federation of Indian Fantasy Sports (FIFS) is a Section 8 Company incorporated under the (Indian) Companies Act, 2013 for the purpose of self-regulation and promotion of best practices in Online Fantasy Sports services and contests offered in India. FIFS aims to set extremely high standards for the self-regulation and operational efficiency of the Fantasy Sports industry. FIFS was founded in 2017 as a representative national body to protect the interests of Online Fantasy Sports contest users and operators in India.

Services

POLICY ADVOCACY

Create avenues for providing a platform for advocating issues, challenges and opportunities of the sports gaming industry
Be the channel for representation to state and central government
Enhance the competitiveness of the industry by creating a cohesive and unified voice which can be presented to key stakeholders such as bureaucrats, legal advisors, influencers, media, etc.

Research and information

Conduct & publish research with reputed partners on matters relevant to the Sports Gaming sector
Create and provide avenues to members for frequent exchange and transfer of intelligence
Update and share expert opinions with members on legal, operational, tax-related issues etc.
Publish reports on market trends and recent developments

Complaints and redressals

FIFS aims to create an environment of trust through transparency, implementing FairPlay policies and honest communication with the users regarding any issues or questions they may have. For this purpose, a system has been created that will allow users to directly reach out to the Federation in case they encounter any issues.

FIFS will address all Sports Gaming user related issues pertaining to, but not limited to:

Sports Gaming operations
Contest-related problems
Misleading advertising

Operating Standards

Fair Play

Responsible Gaming

Online security measures

User verification standards

Ethical advertising

Measures for complaints

Join FIFS today to get access to the resources and network trusted and used by thousands of Fantasy Sports professionals to grow their businesses.