Should gambling on cricket be legalised?
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The Pakistan spot-fixing scandal has once again shone the spotlight on illegal betting in the sub-continent and reopened the debate on the legalisation of gambling in India.
Media reports suggest the Indian sports ministry is now examining gambling regulations in other countries, particularly the UK, in a possible move towards legalising sports gambling.
Should gambling on cricket be legalised?
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Of course, once it’s legalised, all these underhand betting rackets will go out of fashion — and the government could earn a lot of money too.
its like black money and white money…… no matter how hard you try to break the racket of black money; it still exist and it will exist.
It’ll be interesting to observe if gambling gets legalised, the tax department will keep an eye out on the gamblers. All black-to-white money conversion will get a severe hit!
Define legalised! Does it mean everything is right as long as government earns out of it. What all will you be willing to legalize after this