India’s parliament has passed a sweeping bill banning online gambling, after government figures showed companies had stripped $2.3bn annually from 450 million people.

The ban affects platforms for card games, poker and fantasy sports, including India’s wildly popular homegrown fantasy cricket apps.

It also leaves the fate of the key sponsor for India’s national cricket team in question.

Dream11, India’s biggest fantasy sports gaming platform, was named on July 2023 as the country’s lead sponsor for three years, with its logo splashed on Team India jerseys.

No announcement has been made by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) regarding that key sponsor.

“If it’s not permissible, we’ll not do anything,” BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia said Friday. “The BCCI will follow every p

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