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<br>Howzat? The clamour to legalise [sports betting](https://afrocinema.org/read-blog/42291_how-to-withdraw-from-bet9ja-8-step-guide-to-cash-in-your-wins.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](https://www.proathletediscuss.com/read-blog/419_how-to-withdraw-from-bet9ja-8-step-guide-to-money-in-your-wins.html) match, with India needing 17 runs to win against Australia.<br>
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<br>In his two-bedroom house situated in central Mumbai, a middle-aged guy is seeing the game, nervously. He's [resting](http://woorichat.com/read-blog/10319_sweepstakes-casino-controversy-and-celebrities-039-all-important-role.html) on the edge of his grey colour sofa with his smart phone glued to his [right-hand](https://social.midnightdreamsreborns.com/read-blog/13689_score-big-wins-how-sports-betting-software-drives-growth-and-engagement.html) man.<br>
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<br>He has made more than 10 hire the last thirty minutes - not to go over the match but to keep modifying his bet.<br>
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<br>Five minutes earlier his cash was on Australia, now as the Indian batsman prepares to face the last over he's changed his mind.<br>
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<br>"I think India is winning, make the change," he tells his bookie on the phone.<br>
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<br>And a couple of minutes later his forecast comes true, as India wins the match in a nail-biting surface.<br>
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<br>"I have made $200 today," he says with a childish glee.<br>
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<br>For more than three years he's been banking on cricket matches. We can't expose his name as what he's doing is unlawful in India.<br>
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<br>Aside from horse racing, [sports betting](https://moonifie.com/read-blog/1416_for-sports-gambling-to-be-legalised.html) of any kind is not enabled in India. Despite that, prohibited wagering syndicates thrive in the nation.<br>[bit.ly](https://bit.ly/Bet9jaPromotionCodeYOHAIG)
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<br>'Black money'<br>
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<br>According to the Doha-based International Centre for [sports betting](http://www.mizmiz.de/read-blog/80519_sweepstakes-casino-controversy-and-celebrities-039-all-important-role.html) Security, India's illegal [sports betting](https://uptoscreen.com/read-blog/74278_sweepstakes-casino-controversy-and-celebrities-039-all-important-role.html) market deserves some $150bn a year. And much of that [sports betting](https://squishmallowswiki.com/index.php/User:EdenViles17) cash is directed towards cricket.<br>
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<br>Without any legal opportunity, punters position bets using their phones by making calls to bookmakers. Gamblers can bet on anything associated to the cricket match, from who is winning to the highest [private](https://chateando.net/read-blog/217_score-big-wins-how-sports-betting-software-drives-growth-and-engagement.html) run scorer.<br>
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<br>The majority of these transactions include 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 kind of gaming in India, but unlike in the US which has a law restricting internet [sports betting](https://jimsusefultools.com/index.php/User:LisaCastanon2), there is nothing comparable here.<br>
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<br>And offshore wagering companies are utilizing this loophole to lure Indians. Despite the fact that there are no online [sports betting](https://bestchristian.com/read-blog/2972_sports-minister-tracey-crouch-resigns-over-039-hold-up-039-to-betting-crackdown.html) operators based out of India, a lot people have actually signed up accounts with offshore companies.<br>
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<br>"Legally you can escape [with this], as the law is unclear for online [sports betting](https://redmonde.es/read-blog/111_how-much-are-americans-investing-in-sports-betting.html)," says Mumbai- based legal representative HP Ranina.<br>
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<br>But despite this, it is "offline gaming", done through phone calls which dominate the marketplace.<br>
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<br>Require legalisation<br>
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<br>The clamour to legalise wagering in [cricket](https://moonifie.com/read-blog/1407_just-how-much-are-americans-investing-in-sports-betting.html) has grown after a panel selected by India's Supreme Court proposed the concept, stating it would help clamp down on corruption in the nation's favourite sport.<br>
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<br>The Justice RM Lodha Commission was set up to recommend changes in the functioning of India's cricket regulatory body, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), after the 2013 Indian Premier League [sports betting](https://www.grandtribunal.org/wiki/User:Roderick60C) scandal came to light.<br>
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<br>Two franchises have been banned for 2 years after some gamers and group officials were discovered guilty of fixing parts of the match at the wish of bookmakers.<br>[bet9ja.com](https://register.bet9ja.com/?btag=yohaig&promocode=yohaig)
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<br>The panel likewise argues that legalised wagering will generate tax profits for the exchequer that could total up to $2bn a year.<br>
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<br>Even gamblers feel that legalising [sports betting](https://alumni.myra.ac.in/read-blog/148636_exploring-the-sports-betting-industry-putting-ideas-into-practice.html) wagering is a move in the ideal direction.<br>
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<br>"I don't mind paying some money out my profits, as long as I can gamble publicly," says our cricket bettor.<br>
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<br>It would likewise open a big company chance for licensed bookies and international online [sports betting](https://cheere.org/read-blog/36302_things-you-need-to-understand-about-rafting-adventures.html) business to establish operations in India.<br>
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<br>And it would help restrict match [repairing](https://innovator24.com/read-blog/23442_just-how-much-are-americans-investing-in-sports-betting.html) in cricket and other [sports betting](https://aquarium.zone/read-blog/6572_sweepstakes-casino-controversy-and-celebrities-039-all-important-role.html), argue many, by assisting make transactions associated with [sports betting](https://bigtoc.com/read-blog/8978_sports-minister-tracey-crouch-resigns-over-039-hold-up-039-to-betting-crackdown.html) more .<br>
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<br>"If you work together with wagering companies, you will have an extremely efficient method of marking out match fixing," states George Oborne, who runs a mock wagering website, India Bet.<br>
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<br>But lots of likewise believe, that the [taxes imposed](https://meebeek.com/read-blog/1090_uk-betting-firms-gamble-on-united-states-after-sports-wager-ruling.html) on the bettor and the bookie will have to be sensible to make it attractive enough for them to gamble legally.<br>
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<br>However, there are restrictions.<br>
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<br>"Definitely there will be prohibited [sports betting](http://wiki.die-karte-bitte.de/index.php/Benutzer_Diskussion:ReggieGormanston) since (some) individuals wouldn't wish to leave an audit path by entering the white market," says Mr Oborne.<br>
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<br>He adds that individuals who utilize unaccounted money to place huge bets will never ever bet legally.<br>
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<br>Approval concern<br>
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<br>For [sports betting](https://pipewiki.org/wiki/index.php/User:SherryBosley47) to be legalised, parliamentary approval will be required to create a new law, and politically this will be a tough idea to offer.<br>[bet9ja.com](https://register.bet9ja.com/?btag=yohaig&promocode=yohaig)
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<br>And given that India has a federal structural - each state will need to also pass a different law to legalise [sports betting](https://youtoosocialnetwork.com/read-blog/1283_sports-minister-tracey-crouch-resigns-over-039-delay-039-to-betting-crackdown.html) in their [territory](https://bikapsul.com/read-blog/1481_for-sports-gambling-to-be-legalised.html).<br>
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<br>"The procedure is so long and tricky that it will take years," says Mr Ranina."That's why, we are negative about this coming true anytime soon."<br>
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<br>Yet with the concept having been backed by a main panel for the very first time, at least an [argument](https://cozwo.com/read-blog/8639_online-betting-firms-gamble-on-soccer-mad-nigeria.html) has ignited around a topic - which up until now was considered a taboo.<br>
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