India, March 5 -- Months after the Central government's crackdown on real-money gaming (RMG), a wave of offshore copycat apps has begun exploiting the brand equity of former market leaders.

In a recent development, the Delhi High Court (HC) ordered the blocking of several websites linked to gaming apps accused of copying the brand identity and interface of Dream11.

In an interim order dated February 24, the court restrained the operators of the apps "Come" and "Come Sports" from using Dream11's trademarks or running services that appear connected to the fantasy sports platform.

The order followed a petition filed by Dream11's parent, Sporta Technologies, which alleged that unknown operators were running RMG apps under names such as "Co...