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Dabur's Amit Burman on his next adventure

MIT and the University of Berkeley actually have a course on poker, says Burman

Amit Burman, Dabur
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Amit Burman

Veenu Sandhu New Delhi
Anchored in the Mandovi in Panjim, Deltin Royale is India’s largest casino ship. It is a favourite haunt of both amateur and professional gamers, many of whom make a living playing poker. Come May, this five-storey vessel, which boasts of the country’s largest poker room, will play host to India’s first Poker Sports League.
 
The game of poker has for long been associated with gambling. But Amit Burman, the vice-chairman of Dabur India and the brain behind the league, looks at it as a mind sport. “The Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Berkeley actually have a

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