UAE arrests alleged Mahadev scam mastermind Saurabh Chandrakar; extradition expected soonSaurabh Chandrakar, linked to the Mahadev Online Book scam, has been arrested in the UAE for money laundering. The Enforcement Directorate ...
11 Oct, 2024, 11.53 PM IST
Govt bans dozens of illegal betting apps masquerading as ecommerce and forex trading portalsThe government has banned over two dozen websites involved in laundering money from illegal offshore betting apps posing as ecommerce and f...
09 Sep, 2024, 01.56 PM IST
Illicit betting, gaming apps laundering money via kirana stores, finds EDUnder the DMT framework, banks can appoint intermediaries and agents (business correspondents) to collect cash from migrants and send it to...
05 Sep, 2024, 03.37 PM IST
ED searches offices linked to Fairplay app over 'financial fraud'The Enforcement Directorate (ED) Thursday said it conducted searches on multiple locations in connection with its probe on an offshore ille...
14 Jun, 2024, 12.28 AM IST
Denied tickets, betting sites still vie for seats in poll arenaOffshore betting apps in India allow users to bet on elections using rupees. Criminals use mule accounts for money laundering, evading taxe...
09 May, 2024, 06.01 AM IST
Tamannaah Bhatia reacts to being summoned by ED over illegal betting app, requests date reschedulingBhatia was implicated in connection with the notorious Mahadev betting app, allegedly involved in the unauthorized streaming of IPL matches...
29 Apr, 2024, 02.10 PM IST
Tamannaah Bhatia summoned over alleged IPL streaming on betting app platformTamannaah Bhatia summoned by Maharashtra cyber cell for endorsing IPL matches on Fairplay app by Mahadev. She is required to appear on Apri...
25 Apr, 2024, 11.13 AM IST
Mahadev betting syndicate resurfaces with new avatars, deepfake tacticsThese proxy websites have resurfaced with new betting games under different labels. The banned URL Parimatch has become pari-match-bet.in, ...
27 Jan, 2024, 06.01 AM IST
ED to probe allegations of cricket betting in IPL 2023It comes after the agency registered a fresh money laundering case based on the predicate offence registered on the complaint made by Viaco...
13 Jan, 2024, 11.21 PM IST
India's government blocked 174 betting and gambling sitesThe Indian government has blocked 581 applications, including 174 betting and gambling app, Pankaj Chaudhury, the minister of state for fin...
11 Dec, 2023, 03.48 PM IST
Offshore betting ads concerning, says ASCI amid increased scrutiny on betting appsThe Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) has expressed concerns over the advertising of betting apps featuring well-known celebrit...
15 Nov, 2023, 01.01 PM IST
Offshore real money gaming apps lure users with 'No GST' carrotIndia-based real money gaming (RMG) applications are challenging a tax demand of over ₹1.5 lakh crore from the Directorate General of GST I...
31 Oct, 2023, 12.13 AM IST
FairPlay: Rapper Badshah questioned by Maha police in online betting app caseIndian rapper Badshah has appeared before Maharashtra Police Cyber Cell for promoting online betting company app 'FairPlay.' At least 40 ot...
30 Oct, 2023, 05.53 PM IST
A Rs 200 cr wedding that opened gates to a Rs 5,000 cr scam: The men behind Mahadev betting appThe Enforcement Directorate (ED) in India has summoned Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor as part of its probe into the Mahadev Book App case, i...
04 Oct, 2023, 07.10 PM IST
ED seizes Rs 417 crore in connection with betting app Mahadev; what we know about the case so farThe Enforcement Directorate has seized assets worth Rs 417 crore from locations linked to the betting app Mahadev. The app, started by Sour...
04 Oct, 2023, 04.35 PM IST
MIB asks state chief secretaries to impose ban on outdoor media online betting adsThe letter follows similar advisories issued by the MIB against advertisements run by online betting and gambling platforms on TV, print, a...
03 May, 2023, 12.28 AM IST
ETtech Exclusive: Ads of betting, gambling sites still in play on social mediaSuch companies are still running promotional content on platforms via influencers, celebs in violation of I&B ministry's directive.
27 Apr, 2023, 07.25 AM IST