{"id":175107,"date":"2026-01-23T20:05:39","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T14:35:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=175107"},"modified":"2026-01-23T20:05:41","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T14:35:41","slug":"government-blocks-242-illegal-betting-and-gambling-website-links","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/government-blocks-242-illegal-betting-and-gambling-website-links\/","title":{"rendered":"Government Blocks 242 Illegal Betting and Gambling Website Links"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Government has blocked 242 illegal betting and gambling website links as part of a wider crackdown that has already taken down over 7,800 platforms. The enforcement drive has intensified after the Online Gaming Act, which provides a clearer legal framework to act against illegal operators. The move aims to protect users, especially youth, from financial losses, addiction, and social harm. Authorities are adopting technology-driven monitoring and coordinated digital enforcement to curb illegal online betting and safeguard India\u2019s digital ecosystem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key Details of the Ban<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Total Takedowns:<\/strong>\u00a0To date, more than\u00a0<strong>7,800 illegal websites<\/strong>\u00a0and links have been blocked under this category.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Legal Authority:<\/strong>\u00a0The government utilized powers under\u00a0<strong>Section 69A<\/strong>\u00a0of the\u00a0<strong>Information Technology Act, 2000<\/strong>, which allows for the restriction of access to content deemed harmful or illegal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Enforcement Focus:<\/strong>\u00a0Under the new 2025 Act, the government targets service providers, advertisers, and promoters rather than individual players.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Penalties:<\/strong>\u00a0Operating illegal money gaming services can result in jail terms of up to\u00a0<strong>three years<\/strong>\u00a0and fines up to\u00a0<strong>\u20b91 crore<\/strong>. Advertising these platforms can lead to\u00a0<strong>two years<\/strong>\u00a0of imprisonment and a\u00a0<strong>\u20b950 lakh<\/strong>\u00a0fine.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Government has blocked 242 illegal betting and gambling website links as part of a wider crackdown that has already taken down over 7,800 platforms. The enforcement drive has intensified after the Online Gaming Act, which provides a clearer legal framework to act against illegal operators. The move aims to protect users, especially youth, from [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":419,"featured_media":175108,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5399],"tags":[4916],"offerexpiration":[],"class_list":["post-175107","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-current-affairs-january-2026","tag-national-current-affairs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/175107","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/419"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=175107"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/175107\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":175109,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/175107\/revisions\/175109"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/175108"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=175107"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=175107"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=175107"},{"taxonomy":"offerexpiration","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/offerexpiration?post=175107"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}