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<br>Howzat? The clamour to legalise [sports betting](https://almightyblondeone.com/index.php/User:CasimiraD90) in India<br>
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<br>5 February 2016<br>
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<br>By Sameer Hashmi<br>[bet9ja.com](https://register.bet9ja.com/?btag=yohaig&promocode=yohaig)
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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 runs to win versus Australia.<br>
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<br>In his two-bedroom house located in main Mumbai, a middle-aged guy is enjoying the game, nervously. He's resting on the edge of his couch with his cellphone glued to his right hand.<br>
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<br>He has made more than 10 [contact](https://mediawiki1263.00web.net/index.php/User:BernadetteSprigg) the last thirty minutes - not to discuss the match however to keep modifying his bet.<br>
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<br>Five minutes previously his money was on Australia, and now as the Indian batsman gets ready to deal with the last over he's altered his mind.<br>
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<br>"I believe India is winning, make the change," he tells his bookie on the phone.<br>
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<br>And a few minutes later his forecast 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 three years he's been banking on cricket matches. We can't reveal his name as what he's doing is illegal in India.<br>[bet9ja.com](https://register.bet9ja.com/?btag=yohaig&promocode=yohaig)
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<br>'Black money'<br>
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<br>According to the Doha-based International Centre for [sports betting](https://bdstarter.com/uk-betting-firms-gamble-on-us-after-sports-wager-ruling/) Security, India's unlawful [sports betting](http://experienciacortazar.com.ar/wiki/index.php?title=Usuario:TomasWbn8549646) wagering market is worth some $150bn a year. And much of that gambling 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 bookmakers. Gamblers can bank on anything associated to the cricket match, from who is winning to the highest specific run scorer.<br>
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<br>The majority of these transactions involve so-called "black money", which is cash not declared to the taxman.<br>
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<br>And offshore wagering business are using this loophole to entice Indians. Although there are no online [sports betting](https://uptoscreen.com/read-blog/74135_sports-minister-tracey-crouch-resigns-over-039-delay-039-to-betting-crackdown.html) operators based out of India, a lot people have registered accounts with overseas firms.<br>
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<br>"Legally you can get away [with this], as the law is unclear for online gaming," states Mumbai- based attorney HP Ranina.<br>[bet9ja.com](https://register.bet9ja.com/?btag=yohaig&promocode=yohaig)
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<br>Calls for legalisation<br>
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<br>"I don't mind paying some cash out my revenues, as long as I can bet openly," says our cricket gambler.<br>
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<br>"If you work alongside wagering business, you will have an extremely efficient approach of marking out match repairing," states George Oborne, who runs a mock wagering site, India Bet.<br>
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<br>But numerous likewise think, that the taxes levied on the gambler and the bookie will have to be sensible to make it appealing enough for them to gamble lawfully.<br>
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<br>However, there are limitations.<br>
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<br>Approval question<br>
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<br>For [sports betting](http://www.larsaluarna.se/index.php/User:EOVKris754343062) gambling to be legalised, parliamentary approval will be required to develop a brand-new law, and politically this will be a tough concept to offer.<br>
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<br>"Even however lots of people are involved in some sort of gambling - it's still a controversial problem for lots of," says our unnamed punter.<br>
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<br>"The procedure is so long and challenging that it will take years," states Mr Ranina."That's why, we are negative about this ending up being a reality anytime quickly."<br>
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<br>Yet with the concept having actually been endorsed by a main panel for the first time, a minimum of an argument has sparked around a topic - which previously was thought about a taboo.<br>
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