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Happy Lohri: B-Town stars spread warmth on festival

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Mumbai: Peace, prosperity and happiness are what Bollywood stars like Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini and Sidharth Malhotra have wished for their friends, family and fans this time on Lohri, the harvest festival celebrated Jan 13 every year with much fanfare in north India.

A string of celebrities from the Hindi film fraternity took to Twitter to share their wishes. Here’s what they had to say:

Amitabh Bachchan: HAPPY LOHRI to all…love prosperity and happiness!!!

Lata Mangeshkar: Namaskar. Aap sab ko LOHRI ki bohot shubh kaamanaayein.

Madhuri Dixit-Nene: Happy Lohri to all who celebrate!!

Sunidhi Chauhan: HAPPY HAPPY LOHRI JI!

Madhur Bhandarkar: Wishing all Happy Lohri. May the fire burn all the evil around your lives and bring happiness and peace #Lohri.

Sonakshi Sinha: Lohri di lakh lakh wadhaiyaan!

Farhan Akhtar: Lohri di lakh lakh vadaiyan.

Riteish Deshmukh: Happy Lohri – happiness, prosperity, love and peace forever.

Sophie Choudry: Tussi saariyan nu #Lohri di lakh lakh vadiyan! Happiness and Prosperity always!

Aditi Rao Hydari: Lohri diyaan lakh lakh vadaaiyaan!

Preity Zinta: Happy Lohri to all of you who celebrate today. Lotza love always. Lo aa gayi Lohri veh.

Sidharth Malhotra: Happy LOHRI people may the Lohri Fire burn away all your sorrows, enjoy family time.

Hema Malini: Wishing all of u a very Happy Lohri! May all good things happen in all ur lives!

Neha Dhupia: Happy lohri friends.

Bipasha Basu: Happy Lohri to all:)

Sridevi: Wish you all a very Happy Lohri. May this day bring luck, prosperity, peace and happiness in your lives.

Neil Nitin Mukesh: “Lohri di lakh lakh vadaiyan…” God bless you all, bring luck, prosperity, peace and happiness in your lives.

Manish Paul: Wish u all a very happy lohri!!! Loads of love to u all.

Rannvijay Singha: Happy Lohri!!!

Tusshar Kapoor: Wishing ALL A Very Happy Lohri….sabnu lakh lakh vadhaiyan!

Divya Dutta: Happy lohri!!! Burn all negativity n stay in the warmth of love, peace, happiness!

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Casino Days Reveal Internal Data on Most Popular Smartphones

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International online casino Casino Days has published a report sharing their internal data on what types and brands of devices are used to play on the platform by users from the South Asian region.

Such aggregate data analyses allow the operator to optimise their website for the brands and models of devices people are actually using.

The insights gained through the research also help Casino Days tailor their services based on the better understanding of their clients and their needs.

Desktops and Tablets Lose the Battle vs Mobile

The primary data samples analysed by Casino Days reveal that mobile connections dominate the market in South Asia and are responsible for a whopping 96.6% of gaming sessions, while computers and tablets have negligible shares of 2.9% and 0.5% respectively.

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The authors of the study point out that historically, playing online casino was exclusively done on computers, and attribute thе major shift to mobile that has unfolded over time to the wide spread of cheaper smartphones and mobile data plans in South Asia.

“Some of the reasons behind this massive difference in device type are affordability, technical advantages, as well as cheaper and more obtainable internet plans for mobiles than those for computers,” the researchers comment.

Xiaomi and Vivo Outperform Samsung, Apple Way Down in Rankings

Chinese brands Xiaomi and Vivo were used by 21.9% and 20.79% of Casino Days players from South Asia respectively, and together with the positioned in third place with a 18.1% share South Korean brand Samsung dominate the market among real money gamers in the region.

 

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Cupertino, California-based Apple is way down in seventh with a user share of just 2.29%, overshadowed by Chinese brands Realme (11.43%), OPPO (11.23%), and OnePlus (4.07%).

Huawei is at the very bottom of the chart with a tiny share just below the single percent mark, trailing behind mobile devices by Motorola, Google, and Infinix.

The data on actual phone usage provided by Casino Days, even though limited to the gaming parts of the population of South Asia, paints a different picture from global statistics on smartphone shipments by vendors.

Apple and Samsung have been sharing the worldwide lead for over a decade, while current regional leader Xiaomi secured their third position globally just a couple of years ago.

Striking Android Dominance among South Asian Real Money Gaming Communities

The shifted market share patterns of the world’s top smartphone brands in South Asia observed by the Casino Days research paper reveal a striking dominance of Android devices at the expense of iOS-powered phones.

On the global level, Android enjoys a comfortable lead with a sizable 68.79% share which grows to nearly 79% when we look at the whole continent of Asia. The data on South Asian real money gaming communities suggests that Android’s dominance grows even higher and is north of the 90% mark.

Among the major factors behind these figures, the authors of the study point to the relative affordability of and greater availability of Android devices in the region, especially when manufactured locally in countries like India and Vietnam.

“And, with influencers and tech reviews putting emphasis on Android devices, the choice of mobile phone brand and OS becomes easy; Android has a much wider range of products and caters to the Asian online casino market in ways that Apple can’t due to technical limitations,” the researchers add.

The far better integration achieved by Google Pay compared to its counterpart Apple Pay has also played a crucial role in shaping the existing smartphone market trends.

 

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