Location: India

India’s Cyber Crime Police take down illegal online gambling advertisements

12 March 2026 at 8:18am UTC-4
Cyber Crime Police in Hyderabad, India, have detected and removed 124 social media accounts that were running 539 paid advertisements promoting unlawful online gaming and sports ...

India freezes assets linked to alleged 1xBet illegal betting operations

2 March 2026 at 7:47am UTC-5
India’s federal financial crimes agency, the Directorate of Enforcement, has frozen assets worth INR181 million in connection with an alleged illegal online betting operation ...
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Indian politician accused of laundering INR23 billion through illegal online gambling operations

24 February 2026 at 8:01am UTC-5
India’s financial investigation agency, the Enforcement Directorate, has alleged that Karnataka Congress MLA Veerendra Puppy and his associates laundered INR23 billion through ...

India’s Supreme Court rules no action for real-money gaming operators ahead of Gameskraft case

23 February 2026 at 7:13am UTC-5
India’s Supreme Court has directed authorities to not take coercive action against real-money gaming operators Fanmade11 Fantasy Sports and 9Stacks Games until it delivers ...

Indian Enforcement Directorate seizes INR5.9 billion in assets from Winzo

20 February 2026 at 6:21am UTC-5
India’s financial investigation agency, the Enforcement Directorate, has seized bank accounts, fixed deposits, and bonds worth INR 5.9 billion from real-money gaming operator ...

Indian Prime Minister warns students that ‘gambling is ruin’

6 February 2026 at 7:43am UTC-5
India Prime Minister Narendra Modi has warned students about the dangers of igaming, contrasting it with the potential benefits of gaming, according to mathrubhumi.com ...
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India Supreme Court yet to hear petitions on the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act

20 January 2026 at 8:07am UTC-5
India’s Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act has yet to be formally published, leaving online skill-gaming companies in regulatory uncertainty. According to ...

Data shows India struggling to beat offshore betting sites

19 January 2026 at 7:47am UTC-5
Data from India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology shows that offshore igaming sites are attracting significant traffic from India, despite the government ...

Indian authorities file charges against Pakistani gambling platform

19 January 2026 at 7:26am UTC-5
India’s law enforcement body, the Enforcement Directorate, has filed charges against ibetting site Magicwin in connection with an alleged money laundering case, according to The ...

India blocks 242 more illegal igaming websites

19 January 2026 at 7:12am UTC-5
India’s government blocked 242 illegal igaming websites and related links on 16 January, taking the total number of blocked platforms to 7,800 since a national ban took effect ...