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<br>Howzat? The [clamour](https://sundaycareers.com/read-blog/2624_sports-minister-tracey-crouch-resigns-over-039-delay-039-to-betting-crackdown.html) to legalise [sports betting](https://mysuccessdarpan.com/read-blog/12291_sweepstakes-casino-controversy-and-celebrities-039-all-important-role.html) in India<br>
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<br>5 February 2016<br>
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<br>By Sameer Hashmi<br>
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<br>Mumbai Business press reporter<br>
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<br>It is the last over of the cricket match, with India needing 17 go to win versus Australia.<br>
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<br>In his two-bedroom home situated in [central](https://fishtanklive.wiki/User:NancyWhj45244) Mumbai, a middle-aged guy is viewing the game, [nervously](https://online-learning-initiative.org/wiki/index.php/User:KirbyBenjamin). He's resting on the edge of his grey colour sofa with his mobile phone glued to his best hand.<br>
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<br>He has actually made more than 10 employ the last thirty minutes - not to talk about the match but to keep modifying his bet.<br>
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<br>Five minutes earlier his money was on Australia, and now as the Indian batsman prepares yourself to face the last over he's changed his mind.<br>
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<br>"I believe India is winning, make the modification," he tells his bookie on the phone.<br>
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<br>And a couple of minutes later on his prediction comes real, as India wins the match in a nail-biting finish.<br>
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<br>"I have actually made $200 today," he states with a childlike glee.<br>
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<br>For more than 3 years he's been wagering on cricket matches. We can't expose his name as what he's doing is illegal in India.<br>
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<br>Other than horse racing, [sports betting](https://lubuzz.com/read-blog/99_sports-minister-tracey-crouch-resigns-over-039-hold-up-039-to-betting-crackdown.html) wagering of any kind is not allowed India. Despite that, unlawful [sports betting](https://parentingliteracy.com/wiki/index.php/User:ElijahClaudio) syndicates flourish in the nation.<br>
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<br>'Black money'<br>
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<br>According to the Doha-based International Centre for [sports betting](https://wiki.snooze-hotelsoftware.de/index.php?title=Benutzer:MollieVidler20) Security, India's illegal [sports betting](http://it-viking.ch/index.php/User:JoesphBirks058) market is worth some $150bn a year. And much of that [sports betting](https://projectblueberryserver.com/index.php/User:ArethaLpn843) money is directed towards cricket.<br>
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<br>Without any legal avenue, punters position bets utilizing their phones by making calls to bookies. Gamblers can wager on anything related to the [cricket](https://richonline.club/read-blog/3571_tennessee-sports-betting-top-4-legal-betting-sites-in-2024.html) match, from who is winning to the greatest run scorer.<br>
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<br>Most of these deals involve so-called "black cash", which is cash not stated to the taxman.<br>
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<br>The 1867 Public Gambling Act bars any type of gambling in India, but unlike in the US which has a law prohibiting web gambling, there is nothing similar here.<br>
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<br>And overseas [sports betting](https://wow.twinear.com/read-blog/1001_how-are-betting-odds-calculated.html) business are using this loophole to draw Indians. Even though there are no online [sports betting](https://tartar.app/read-blog/1671_how-are-betting-odds-calculated.html) operators based out of India, a lot people have actually registered accounts with overseas firms.<br>
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<br>"Legally you can get away [with this], as the law is uncertain for online gaming," says [Mumbai-](https://jamboz.com/read-blog/154_uk-betting-firms-gamble-on-us-after-sports-wager-ruling.html) based attorney [HP Ranina](https://social.instinxtreme.com/read-blog/13950_sports-minister-tracey-crouch-resigns-over-039-hold-up-039-to-betting-crackdown.html).<br>
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<br>But despite this, it is "offline gambling", done through call which dominate the market.<br>
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<br>Require legalisation<br>
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<br>The clamour to [legalise](https://sabiile.com/read-blog/2140_sport-betting-industry-seeks-to-protect-itself.html) [sports betting](https://gigen.net/read-blog/18_sports-minister-tracey-crouch-resigns-over-039-hold-up-039-to-betting-crackdown.html) in cricket has actually grown after a panel selected by India's Supreme Court proposed the concept, saying it would assist clamp down on corruption in the nation's preferred sport.<br>
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<br>The Justice RM Lodha Commission was established to recommend modifications in the [functioning](http://it-viking.ch/index.php/User:SaraP4853583338) of India's cricket regulative body, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), after the 2013 Indian Premier League wagering scandal came to light.<br>
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<br>Two franchises have actually been prohibited for two years after some gamers and group authorities were found guilty of repairing parts of the match at the behest of bookies.<br>
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<br>The panel also argues that legalised [sports betting](https://droidt99.com/read-blog/7342_online-betting-firms-gamble-on-soccer-mad-nigeria.html) will generate tax earnings for the exchequer that might amount to $2bn a year.<br>
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<br>Even gamblers feel that legalising [sports betting](http://www.vmeste-so-vsemi.ru/wiki/%D0%A3%D1%87%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA:AnibalGlockner) wagering is a relocation in the right instructions.<br>
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<br>"I don't mind paying some money out my profits, as long as I can gamble openly," states our cricket bettor.<br>
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<br>It would also open a huge service chance for certified bookies and worldwide online wagering companies to establish operations in India.<br>
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<br>And it would help restrict match repairing in cricket and other [sports betting](https://nuo18.lt/read-blog/68713_uk-betting-firms-gamble-on-us-after-sports-wager-ruling.html), argue lots of, by [assisting](https://tartar.app/read-blog/1715_compare-amp-review-oddsjet-de.html) make deals associated with [sports betting](https://mxlinkin.mimeld.com/read-blog/687_compare-amp-review-oddsjet-de.html) more [transparent](https://social.myschoolfriend.ng/read-blog/40802_sports-minister-tracey-crouch-resigns-over-039-delay-039-to-betting-crackdown.html).<br>
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<br>But lots of also think, that the taxes levied on the gambler and the bookie will have to be affordable to make it appealing enough for them to gamble legally.<br>
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<br>However, there are limitations.<br>
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<br>"Definitely there will be prohibited wagering since (some) people wouldn't desire to leave an audit trail by entering the white market," says Mr Oborne.<br>
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<br>He adds that individuals who use unaccounted money to position huge bets will never ever bet lawfully.<br>
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<br>For [sports betting](https://mysuccessdarpan.com/read-blog/12291_sweepstakes-casino-controversy-and-celebrities-039-all-important-role.html) gambling to be legalised, parliamentary approval will be required to develop a new law, and politically this will be a hard idea to offer.<br>
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<br>"The process is so long and difficult that it will take years," states Mr Ranina."That's why, we are cynical about this coming true anytime soon."<br>
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<br>Yet with the idea having actually been backed by a main panel for the very first time, a minimum of an argument has sparked around a subject - which previously was considered a taboo.<br>
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