Alwar : Alwar It is 7:30 in the night, the betting market on footy game is in full swing in the dark. One of the bookies in the crowd of about 20 to 25 bookies asked why have you switched off the lights, is there any problem? The answer was – don’t take tension, it will be fine for now. Journalists have harassed me. I have talked to sir, there will be problem for some days. Bookie – Friend, if we face any problem, we are coming like a thief. Bookie – Let’s stop talking for now, first write the slip and we will talk at our leisure. Bookie… Then write my slip in Ghaziabad. Speculator – Write the slip today, take the WhatsApp number, tomorrow write the slip on the WhatsApp number and deposit the money through Paytm. A similar scene was seen at the betting center located behind Ghantaghar vegetable market and outside Delhi Darwaza near the Ganga temple. More or less the same situation was seen at other places also.
Giving WhatsApp numbers to bookies
Betting business is still being operated in the city at the instigation of Khaki. Due to continuous publication of news regarding this, speculators are now taking full vigilance. For this, betting is being done by switching off the lights and using torch light in the dark of night. Apart from this, they are giving their WhatsApp number to the bookies. So that betting can be done on the phone itself. When the team reached the bookies’ places at night, bets were being placed in darkness at most places. Everywhere, bookies were busy completing their work quickly. It is clear from the language of the bookies that they are getting full protection from the police. This is the reason why betting business is being carried out indiscriminately in the old neighborhoods of the city. Even after this, the police is avoiding taking action against the bookies by becoming a mute spectator. As a result, betting business is flourishing. At the same time, apart from betting on numbers on normal days, there is a direct increase of 100 percent in the betting business during IPL. Due to this, speculators are not desisting from illegal business due to huge income.
