MeitY blocks 1,410 betting, gambling websites, DGGI freezes Rs 126 crore in crackdown

The ministry of electronics and information technology (MeitY) on Wednesday informed Parliament that it had issued directions to block 1,410 betting, gambling and gaming websites in the last three years.

The ministry’s response came on a question by Lok Sabha members Ravindra Vasantrao Chavan (Congress), Sudheer Gupta (BJP) and Dhairyasheel Sambhajirao Mane (Shiv Sena) seeking details on the steps taken by the government to put checks on online gaming and betting platforms involved in money laundering and other illegal activities.