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5 arrested in Pimpri Chinchwad for operating online gambling racket via banned 'Winadda' app

January 23, 2026 4:01 pm

The Hinjewadi police said a search was on for the kingpin who allegedly gathered the accused from different parts of the country and made them run the illegal online gambling unit.

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Meta is failing to prevent illegal betting ads, says UK gambling watchdog

January 21, 2026 9:04 am

Though sports betting and online gambling is legal in the UK, operators must adhere to stringent regulations set forth by the UK Gambling Commission.

The Panchkula police in Haryana busted a racket involved in online betting on WPLcricket matches

Seven arrested in Panchkula for online betting on Women’s Premier League cricket matches

January 14, 2026 6:31 pm

The Panchula police raided a rented house and arrested the members of the online betting racket on Monday night.

ED attaches assets of Yuvraj Singh, Sonu Sood, Urvashi Rautela, others in PMLA case linked to illegal betting platform

December 19, 2025 6:02 pm

On October 6, the ED froze assets worth Rs 11.14 crore belonging to cricketers Shikhar Dhawan and Suresh Raina following its investigations into the operations of the offshore betting platform 1xBet.

The online money gaming ban was brought in through central legislation titled The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025.

‘Debt trap for vulnerable’: Q&A with psychiatrist who recommended govt ban on real-money games

September 03, 2025 9:56 am

More than 155 million Indians engaged with real money gaming sub-segments such as fantasy sports, rummy, poker and other transaction-based games in 2024.

Delhi: Three arrested as cricket betting syndicate busted, Rs 22 L seized, say police

March 09, 2025 1:42 am

The arrests come after two men were arrested for betting in another ICC Champions Trophy match between India and Australia, police said

Mahadev online betting racket: How two Chhattisgarh men amassed Rs 5000 cr

August 25, 2023 8:45 pm

M/s Mahadev Book maintained a number of websites which facilitated illegal gambling and betting. According to ED sources, the racket implicates some “high ranking officials” connected to the Chhattisgarh CMO.

Two suspected bookies arrested from Delhi stadium during IPL 2021 game

May 06, 2021 7:09 am

Additional DCP (Central) Rohit Meena said the accused have been identified as Manish Kansal (38), who was posing as housekeeping staff and Krishan Garg (26), who was posing as the health worker of South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC).

Sri Lanka pass bill criminalising match-fixing, betting

November 12, 2019 1:53 pm

Betting on sports matches hosted by Sri Lanka was already illegal. Under the new bill, betting on sports events around the world will be illegal as well.

Law Commission recommends legalising sports betting in India

July 06, 2018 9:56 am

The report, titled “Legal Framework: Gambling and Sports Betting including Cricket in India”, leaves the final call to Parliament and the state legislatures, and recommends various ways to regulate the betting market.