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<br>5 February 2016<br>
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<br>By Sameer Hashmi<br>
<br>Mumbai Business press reporter<br>
<br>It is the last over of the cricket match, with India requiring 17 runs to win against Australia.<br>
<br>In his two-bedroom house situated in central Mumbai, a middle-aged man is viewing the video game, nervously. He's sitting on the edge of his grey colour sofa with his smart phone glued to his right hand.<br>
<br>He has made more than 10 calls in the last 30 minutes - not to discuss the match however to keep revising his bet.<br>
<br>Five minutes earlier his money was on Australia, today as the Indian batsman prepares to deal with the last over he's altered his mind.<br>
<br>"I think India is winning, make the change," he tells his bookmaker on the phone.<br>
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<br>"I have made $200 today," he says with a childlike glee.<br>
<br>For more than 3 decades he's been banking on cricket matches. We can't reveal his name as what he's doing is prohibited in India.<br>
<br>Aside from horse racing, [sports betting](https://social.mirrororg.com/read-blog/7698_how-fantasy-betting-app-development-companies-and-sports-developers.html) of any kind is not enabled in India. Despite that, unlawful [sports betting](https://wiki.vst.hs-furtwangen.de/wiki/User:NickBrass4945) distributes prosper in the nation.<br>
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<br>According to the [Doha-based International](https://systemcheck-wiki.de/index.php?title=Benutzer:AntwanBatts) Centre for [sports betting](https://social.midnightdreamsreborns.com/read-blog/13139_just-how-much-are-americans-spending-on-sports-betting.html) Security, India's unlawful [sports betting](https://flowsocial.xyz/read-blog/588_sports-minister-tracey-crouch-resigns-over-039-hold-up-039-to-betting-crackdown.html) market deserves some $150bn a year. And much of that [sports betting](http://archmageriseswiki.com/index.php/User:TheresaVelazquez) money is directed towards cricket.<br>
<br>Without any legal opportunity, punters position bets using their phones by making calls to bookmakers. Gamblers can bank on anything related to the cricket match, from who is winning to the greatest private run scorer.<br>
<br>The majority of these transactions involve so-called "black money", which is money not declared to the taxman.<br>
<br>The 1867 Public Gambling Act bars any kind of gambling in India, however unlike in the US which has a law forbiding internet gaming, there is absolutely nothing comparable here.<br>
<br>And overseas wagering business are utilizing this loophole to lure Indians. Despite the fact that there are no online wagering operators based out of India, a lot individuals have signed up accounts with offshore companies.<br>
<br>"Legally you can get away [with this], as the law is unclear for online [sports betting](https://tartar.app/read-blog/1676_sport-betting-industry-wants-to-protect-itself.html)," says Mumbai- based attorney HP Ranina.<br>
<br>But despite this, it is "offline gaming", done through telephone call which dominate the market.<br>
<br>Require legalisation<br>
<br>The clamour to legalise [sports betting](https://reckoningz.com/warner-bros-discovery-sets-stage-for-potential-cable-deal-by/) in cricket has grown after a panel appointed by India's Supreme Court proposed the concept, saying it would help clamp down on corruption in the country's favourite sport.<br>
<br>The Justice RM Lodha Commission was set up to recommend modifications in the performance of India's cricket regulative body, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), after the 2013 Indian Premier League [sports betting](https://theconnectly.com/read-blog/4149_just-how-much-are-americans-spending-on-sports-betting.html) scandal emerged.<br>
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<br>The panel likewise argues that legalised wagering will bring in tax profits for the exchequer that could total up to $2bn a year.<br>
<br>Even gamblers feel that legalising [sports betting](https://fishtanklive.wiki/User:DeniceRidley984) is a relocation in the ideal direction.<br>
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<br>But numerous likewise think, that the taxes imposed on the gambler and the bookie will need to be sensible to make it appealing enough for them to bet lawfully.<br>
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<br>"Definitely there will be illegal wagering because (some) individuals would not want to leave an audit path by entering the white market," states Mr Oborne.<br>
<br>He includes that people who use unaccounted money to place big bets will never .<br>
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<br>"The process is so long and challenging that it will take years," says Mr Ranina."That's why, we are negative about this ending up being a reality anytime soon."<br>
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