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British firms want to bet on IPL, want legal cover
Published on Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 22:48, Updated on Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 22:56 in 
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New Delhi: The cash registers are already ringing for the Indian Premier League (IPL) but more could be on the way.
Two British betting companies, Ladbrokes and Betfair, have approached the IPL to help in a campaign to legalise betting in India.
It is estimated that a staggering $ 2 billion is bet on illegal betting on international matches in India.
In fact strong voices within the Indian cricket community, including those of former BCCI President and IPL board member I S Bindra, have been asking for betting to be legalised for a long time, as they say it will end the curse of match fixing once.
“If government legalises betting, it will be very easy for international betting companies, however big, to set shop in India,” Bindra said.
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No...betting should not be legalized in India
today in out country, there are so many unofficial bookies.
if this thing become official,
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WHAT IS THE HESITATION MR PAWAR & BINDRA ?? GO AHEAD .. OPEN THE BCCI FLOOD-GATES AND MAKE THIS GREAT
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as far as ipl is concerned it has turned into a money minting business. so might as well just allow
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no
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betting should be legalized because it is fun and relaxin
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