“It Will Generate A Great Revenue For The Government” – Ravi Shastri Calls For Legalisation Of Sports Betting In India

Former India captain Ravi Shastri has said that he is all for legalizing sports betting in India saying that it is time that the country catches up to an excellent way of generating revenue and will only help the authorities to keep a tab on it in official ways.

Sports betting is illegal in India as of now. In 2018, the Law Commission of India had recommended the legalization of regulated betting and gambling activities in sports. It has also been said that the efforts of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) are ‘ineffective and insufficient to tackle the menace of illegal and underground betting.

Titled as ‘Legal Framework: Gambling and Sports Betting Including in Cricket in India’, the report stated: “Incapability to enforce a complete ban has resulted in a rampant increase in illegal gambling, resulting in a boom in black-money generation and circulation. Since it is not possible to prevent these activities completely, effectively regulating them remains the only viable option.”

The Law Commission also recommended classifying gambling into two categories, namely ‘proper gambling’ and ‘small gambling.

Source: https://cricketaddictor.com/cricket-news/it-will-generate-a-great-revenue-for-the-government-ravi-shastri-calls-for-legalisation-of-sports-betting-in-india/