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Two men were arrested in Nellore district for allegedly running an online cricket betting racket. Police seized Rs 34 lakh in cash and froze Rs 1.6 crore in bank accounts. A victim reportedly lost Rs 53 lakh in the scheme.

An illegal carrom gambling club was busted at Zeba Bagh, Asifnagar, by the Commissioner’s Task Force. Forty-two people were caught placing bets, and Rs 10,000 was seized. Organiser Nazeer reportedly collected commissions. All were handed over to local police.

Those caught are the main bookie, Sriraj Boob (42) automobile dealer, sub bookie Hondmane Sainath (32) and Regalla Gopynath (29), punter and collection agent

Officials have seized cash of Rs 1 lakh and gadgets worth Rs 4 lakh

According to Minister of Railways and Electronics and IT, Ashwini Vaishnaw, the policies of the government are aimed at ensuring an open, safe, trusted and accountable Internet for its users.

The organisers make elaborate arrangements for the cockfights with spacious rings, barricades and shamianas as part of Sankanti festival

An innocent attempt to join an online gaming group can quickly escalate into a serious addiction to betting and gambling, disrupting many aspects of life. While traditional gambling is regulated by the Public Gambling Act of 1867, the rapid growth of internet-based gaming apps has allowed online betting and gambling to outpace this outdated law.

According to reports, Sadhu Sanjay Reddy lost money on online cricket betting and fearing that his parents might scold him, he consumed pesticide.

Crackdown follows a complaint from a victim, who was lured into a WhatsApp group promising cash for social media interactions

Depressed over his son’s betting addiction, Satyanarayana had tried to convince his son Mukesh Kumar, 28, to change his ways

Since he had borrowed money from friends and relatives and they were insisting on repayment, Kowdi Naresh Yadav (33), a resident of Vadiyaram village in Chegunta mandal, allegedly jumped in front of a train and ended his life.

Task Force (North) team nabbed two persons on charges of organising cricket betting for the ICC World Cup final match between India and Australia at Bowenpally

The Enforcement Directorate has asked the Bollywood star to appear at the Raipur office of the agency on October 6.

The latest government advisory against advertisements by illegal betting sites issued ahead of the Asia Cup is falling flat

Officials reported that during a police raid at the house of the accused, identified as Anant Jain alias Shontu, he successfully managed to escape.

Mailardevpally police busted an IPL cricket betting racket and arrested two persons at Rajendranagar on Sunday

In a major crackdown, the Central government has initiated the process to ban and block 138 betting apps and 94 loan lending apps with Chinese links on an 'urgent' and 'emergency' basis.

Bets range from Rs 5,000 to Rs 1 lakh while tokens for free liquor and food are reportedly being given to voters

Hyderabad: The Rachakonda Special Operations Team along with the Pahadishareef police busted a cricket betting racket organized during the T20 Asia Cup match played between Sri Lanka and Pakistan and arrested two persons on Sunday night. Officials seized Rs.3.5 lakh, a bike and 3 mobile phones, altogether worth Rs.4.5 lakh. The arrested persons were C […]

New Delhi: The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Monday issued an advisory to print, electronic and digital media to refrain from advertising online betting platforms. The advisory comes in light of instances of a number of advertisements of online betting websites and platforms appearing in print, electronic, social and online media. “Betting and gambling, […]