Sambalpur: IPL starts, Betting active on both offline & online market, Social media has become the main source
Sambalpur: India’s biggest cricket season IPL (Indian Premier League) has started from Friday. The cricket lovers all over the world were eagerly looking forward to the opening match of IPL-16 between Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Titans on Friday at 7:30 PM. Not only cricket lovers but also cricket players from all over the world are very excited to play in IPL since years. 10 teams participated in IPL. This time, when the players are auctioned, many new players have been added to the teams. Cricket fans hope that this time there will be a tough fight between the teams to become the winner.
Among these, the betting market has also become active, both offline and online betting markets have opened, and various preparations have been made for betting, and with the help of modern technology, social media has become the best medium for online betting. Sambalpur, which is called the soul center of Western Odisha, is not left behind.
According to reliable sources, offline betting has already started in Sambalpur among some leaders. When it is said that relatives of big leaders are running these betting rackets, the police can’t catch them. For many years, the relatives of some prominent politicians have been involved in this betting business, but the police have failed to catch them till date. Although IPL betting is going on in western Odisha, including Sambalpur, the police have managed to bust multiple betting rackets. The police raided and confiscated millions of money and even arrested some of the people who were betting, but because the police failed to catch the leading culprit who were taking money, this betting is increasing instead of decreasing every year. While it is impossible to say which team will take the lead in the betting market over Rajasthan, Mumbai, the betting market is likely to be on fire, according to experts who will win the IPL title this year. Links are provided for online betting is expected to increase more than ever, there are still many links to betting through social media and various websites. In Western Odisha, betting during the IPL has already been going on vigorously this year, there is a risk that it will increase even more. In 2021, Sambalpur, Deogarh and Jharsuguda police raided during the IPL betting and seized lakhs of money from multiple places. Deogarh police arrested 2 people and seized more than 9 lakh rupees, Jharsuguda police also arrested 2 people and seized more than 6 lakh rupees. In this betting incident, it was found that there is a link outside the country. It was found that the betting was going on in Western Odisha via Kolkata from Dubai. Sambalpur is rumored to be the betting hub of Western Odisha. As the betting market is already active, it remains to be seen what steps the police will take to stop it.
Threat of cyber fraud is on the rise
Betting Group on Telegram is active for IPL but cyber experts are of the opinion that there is a high chance of cyber fraud. Fraudsters are posting links to fake betting websites through Telegram groups. They are trying to lure people with tempting offers. There is a possibility that if people bet on the said site because of the desire to get more hits, all the money cheaters will be activated. Cyber experts advise not to download any application from outside the play store to play betting or other greedy games.
