The Mahadev betting app has resurfaced as ‘Mahaadev’, using proxy links and mirror sites to evade enforcement. The platform is offering betting on IPL matches and upcoming state elections, despite India’s ban on online money gaming. Authorities say operators are using encrypted networks and offshore systems, making crackdown efforts more difficult.
The notorious Mahadev betting app, previously shut down following a massive crackdown by law enforcement agencies, has resurfaced under a rebranded avatar 'Mahaadev'. The timing of its return to coincide with the Indian Premier League season and a string of upcoming state assembly elections.
According to TOI, the platform has re-emerged using altered names, rebranded websites, and proxy links to evade detection. Despite Parliament passing the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act in August last year, which bans all online money games, whether skill-based or chance-based, the operators behind Mahaadev appear undeterred.
App taking election bets as well
Beyond cricket, the platform has expanded its markets to cover assembly elections in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam, and Puducherry. In West Bengal, bets are being accepted on seat projections for alliances led by the BJP and the TMC. Assam features wagering on the NDA bloc and the Asom Sonmilito Morcha. These bets include seat-range predictions and "odd/even" outcomes on total seats, with limits typically set between Rs. 100 and Rs. 10,000.
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