Betting Archives - Kai Waehner

Real Time Gaming with Apache Kafka Powers Dream11 Fantasy Sports

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Powering Fantasy Sports at Scale: How Dream11 Uses Apache Kafka for Real-Time Gaming

ByKai Waehner
19. May 2025

Fantasy sports has evolved into a data-driven, real-time digital industry with high stakes and massive user engagement. At the heart of this transformation is Dream11, India’s leading fantasy sports platform, which relies on Apache Kafka to deliver instant updates, seamless gameplay, and trustworthy user experiences for over 230 million fans. This blog post explores how Dream11 leverages Kafka to meet extreme traffic demands, scale infrastructure efficiently, and maintain real-time responsiveness—even during the busiest moments of live sports.

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The State of Data Streaming for Gaming

ByKai Waehner
1. November 2023

This blog post explores the state of data streaming for the gaming industry, including customer stories from Kakao Games, Mobile Premier League (MLP), Demonware / Blizzard, and more. A complete slide deck and on-demand video recording are included.

Real-Time Sports and Gaming with Data Streaming powered by Apache Kafka

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Reimagine sports and gaming with data streaming: A table tennis success story built with Apache Kafka

ByKai Waehner
9. September 2022

The sports world is changing. Digitalization is everywhere. Cameras and sensors analyze matches. Stadiums get connected and incorporate mobile apps and location-based services. Players use social networks to influence and market themselves and consumer products. Real-time data processing is crucial for most innovative sports use cases. This blog post explores how data streaming with Apache Kafka helps reimagine the sports industry, showing a concrete example from the worldwide table tennis organization.