Tag: gambling

Australia: Labor MPs plead federal govt for total ban on gambling adverts

Months after the Australian Parliamentary committee recommended a total ban on gambling advertisements, several MPs from the Labor Party are urging the federal government...

PTV suspends broadcast of Australia v/s Pakistan MCG Test due to gambling adverts

The Pakistani government has implemented a zero-tolerance policy towards broadcasting of betting and gambling advertisements. Acknowledging the policy, Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV) has released...

Mahadev Book: After Uppal, Chandrakar comes under tight scrutiny of Dubai authorities

The Mahadev Book illegal betting case saw huge development on Tuesday, December 26. In the latest move, the UAE authorities have tightened their watch...

BCCI seeks IPL title sponsor; bars fantasy gaming, illegal betting firms from bidding

Soon after the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 auction concluded, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is now seeking a title...

Australia: ACMA finds major gambling companies providing illegal in-play sports bets

Australian gambling companies are once again in the news after being caught providing illegal in-play bets. As the name suggests, the gambling companies were...

Actor Sahil Khan moves to Bombay HC for quashing of Mahadev Book FIR

Actor Sahil Khan has taken his fight to the Bombay High Court, aiming to quash the FIR lodged against him in connection with the...

Mahadev Book: Noida police arrest wanted operative

Noida Police arrested one of the wanted members of the Mahadev Book illegal betting network on Saturday, December 16. The accused is a Jhansi resident...

Mahadev Book: Special court extends judicial remand of three accused till December 20

A special court in Delhi has now extended the judicial remand of the three individuals - suspended ASI Chandrabhushan Verma, constable Bhim Singh Yadav...

MH: Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis answers queries on Mahadev Book betting case in Assembly

BJP Mumbai President Ashish Shelar on Thursday, December 14 questioned the case of Mahadev Book betting app. The question was raised in the latest...

Viacom18 gets interim injunction against illegal betting platform Fairplay in Madras HC

Viacom18 has filed an IP infringement lawsuit against illegal online betting and gambling platform Fairplay for unlawfully streaming IPL 2023 matches, leading to losses...

Maharashtra Cyber Cell arrests Fairplay operative for streaming IPL 2023 on its platform illegally

In a huge success against illegal betting services, the Maharashtra Cyber Cell has arrested Gulam Abbas Muni, who is an employee of illegal betting...

Mahadev Book: Mumbai sessions court rejects Sahil Khan’s anticipatory bail application

Bollywood actor and fitness entrepreneur Sahil Khan’s anticipatory bail application was rejected on Wednesday by a Mumbai sessions court, reported The Indian Express. Khan...

Jalandhar: MLA Sheetal Angural acquitted in gambling case

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA from Jalandhar, Sheetal Angural has now been cleared of charges in a gambling case registered under various sections of...

Mahadev Book illegal betting app accused Ravi Uppal detained in Dubai; may be deported to India

In a major development in the Mahadev Book illegal betting app case, one of the two accused, Ravi Uppal, has now been detained by...

Illegal betting platforms continue with rampant promotions despite multiple advisories by govt

Online gaming is dubbed as one of the fastest growing industries in India with millions of active players. However, there are some illicit platforms...

Police suspect suicide after Mahadev Book’s alleged ‘cash courier’ Aseem Das’ father found dead

Enforcement Directorate (ED) recently arrested Aseem Das, who was allegedly a cash courier for illegal operatives of Mahadev Book. In the latest turn of...