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Howzat? The clamour to legalise sports betting in India
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By Sameer Hashmi

Mumbai Business reporter

It is the last over of the cricket match, with India needing 17 go to win versus Australia.

In his two-bedroom home situated in central Mumbai, a middle-aged male is seeing the game, nervously. He's sitting on the edge of his grey colour couch with his smart phone glued to his ideal hand.

He has made more than 10 calls in the last 30 minutes - not to go over the match but to keep revising his bet.

Five minutes previously his cash was on Australia, but now as the Indian batsman prepares to deal with the last over he's altered his mind.

"I believe India is winning, make the change," he informs his bookie on the phone.

And a couple of minutes later on his prediction comes true, as India wins the match in a nail-biting finish.

"I have actually made $200 today," he states with a childish glee.

For more than 3 years he's been banking on cricket matches. We can't expose his name as what he's doing is illegal in India.

Other than horse racing, sports betting wagering of any kind is not allowed India. Despite that, prohibited wagering distributes prosper in the country.

'Black money'

According to the Doha-based International Centre for sports betting Security, India's illegal sports betting wagering market deserves some $150bn a year. And much of that sports betting money is directed towards cricket.

Without any legal avenue, punters put bets using their phones by making calls to bookies. Gamblers can bank on anything associated to the cricket match, from who is winning to the greatest specific run scorer.

The majority of these deals involve so-called "black money", which is cash not declared to the taxman.

The 1867 Public Gambling Act bars any sort of gaming in India, but unlike in the US which has a law restricting internet gambling, there is nothing similar here.

And offshore wagering business are using this loophole to lure Indians. Although there are no online sports betting operators based out of India, a lot people have actually registered accounts with overseas firms.

"Legally you can escape [with this], as the law is ambiguous for online gaming," says Mumbai- based lawyer HP Ranina.

But despite this, it is "offline gaming", done through call which dominate the market.

Calls for legalisation

The clamour to legalise sports betting in cricket has grown after a panel designated by India's Supreme Court proposed the idea, stating it would assist secure down on corruption in the nation's preferred sport.

The Justice RM Lodha Commission was set up to suggest changes in the performance of India's cricket regulatory body, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), after the 2013 League wagering scandal emerged.

Two franchises have been prohibited for 2 years after some players and team authorities were discovered guilty of fixing parts of the match at the behest of bookies.

The panel also argues that legalised sports betting will bring in tax profits for the exchequer that could amount to $2bn a year.

Even bettors feel that legalising sports betting wagering is a move in the best instructions.

"I don't mind paying some money out my earnings, as long as I can gamble openly," states our cricket bettor.

It would likewise open a substantial service chance for certified bookmakers and international online sports betting companies to establish operations in India.

And it would assist limit match fixing in cricket and other sports betting, argue many, by assisting make transactions included in sports betting more transparent.

"If you work along with wagering companies, you will have a really reliable technique of marking out match fixing," says George Oborne, who runs a mock wagering website, India Bet.

But lots of likewise believe, that the taxes levied on the gambler and the bookie will have to be reasonable to make it attractive enough for them to gamble lawfully.
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However, there are limitations.

"Definitely there will be illegal sports betting because (some) individuals would not want to leave an audit path by going into the white market," says Mr Oborne.

He adds that individuals who utilize unaccounted cash to place big bets will never ever gamble legally.

Approval question

For sports betting gambling to be legalised, parliamentary approval will be needed to develop a new law, and politically this will be a difficult idea to offer.

"Although many individuals are associated with some sort of gambling - it's still a controversial problem for lots of," states our unnamed punter.

And considered that India has a federal structural - each state will have to also pass a separate law to legalise sports betting in their territory.
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"The procedure is so long and difficult that it will take years," says Mr Ranina."That's why, we are negative about this coming true anytime soon."

Yet with the idea having been backed by a main panel for the very first time, at least a debate has actually fired up around a subject - which previously was thought about a taboo.