Govt left with a losing hand as offshore RMG sites find a cheat codeMultiple users on social media platforms like X continue to complain that their money is stuck on offshore platforms such as Parimatch, 1Xb...
03 Sep, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
ED raids 12 places across four states in Cyprus-based betting platform Parimatch probeThe search operation is continued by the ED's Mumbai zonal office under section 17 of PMLA, 2002, which grants authorised officers the powe...
02 Sep, 2026, 11.33 AM IST
Zepto IPO: ED summons founders in FEMA matter, seeks shareholding, business detailsThe Enforcement Directorate sought details on foreign investments and overseas investments, audited balance sheets since FY21, owned immova...
09 Jun, 2026, 10.07 AM IST
ED's Parimatch heat reaches Zepto; SPC's India deeptech pushZepto has come under the ED's scanner as part of its probe into Parimatch. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.
05 Jun, 2026, 07.33 PM IST
Parimatch probe takes ED to Zepto's doorstepThe Enforcement Directorate is investigating offshore betting platform Parimatch. The agency has questioned quick commerce app Zepto regard...
05 Jun, 2026, 12.57 AM IST
Offshore gaming cos evade betting law via Surrogate ads, social mediaOffshore gaming companies are circumventing India's new anti-betting law through surrogate advertising and social media influencers. Parima...
18 Sep, 2025, 08.47 AM IST
Illegal betting app: ED freezes Rs 110 cr worth bank funds; seizes 1,200 credit cardsEnforcement Directorate froze Rs 110 crore in mule accounts. They also seized 1,200 mule credit cards. This action follows searches against...
14 Aug, 2025, 01.51 PM IST
ED conducts multi-state raids in case against 'illegal' betting appThe Enforcement Directorate conducted multi-state searches across 15 locations, including Mumbai and Delhi-NCR, as part of a money launderi...
12 Aug, 2025, 04.39 PM IST
Top illegal betting site Parimatch draws more visits than Amazon, XSome offshore operators have even adopted cash-on-delivery payment models, allowing minors to place bets without parental knowledge or acce...
01 Jun, 2025, 11.57 PM IST
Online gambling: Illegal sites target minors, vulnerable groups with fast bets, big payouts, reveals reportA CUTS International report reveals illegal online gambling platforms in India are booming, attracting vulnerable users with aggressive inc...
01 Jun, 2025, 12.46 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
Centre planning to raise odds against illegal betting companiesThe government found as many as 114 illegal betting and gambling platforms operating in India through domain farming, people aware of the d...
16 Oct, 2023, 06.01 AM IST
Gaming apps converting earnings to crypto, Rs 700 crore moved out of India, reveals GST probeParimatch, a Cyprus-based group, sits at the centre of the largest such network under investigation, which even advertises during local spo...
16 Aug, 2023, 12.08 PM IST
Google says it doesn't allow online gambling advertsThe statement was issued in response to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting's (MIB) letter last week, wherein the ministry asked G...
08 Dec, 2022, 12.58 AM IST
MIB asks Google to comply with advisory against online betting adsThe MIB sends letters to individual players as and when a violation is brought to its notice. Offshore online betting platforms Fairplay, P...
07 Dec, 2022, 01.51 PM IST
Stop ads of offshore betting sites, government to digital media platforms, TV channelsIn the advisory, the govt said online offshore betting platforms are now using news websites as a surrogate product to advertise the bettin...
04 Oct, 2022, 08.39 AM IST
Indians flock to offshore betting sites in absence of legal platforms in the countryToday, many sports enthusiasts like Kumar are attracted towards these international betting platforms, where they are able to place bets in...
12 Apr, 2022, 07.30 AM IST