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MeitY Warns VPN Firms as India Cracks Down on Illegal Betting and Prediction Markets
Politics
Published on 30 April 2026
VPN use plus crypto payouts are being flagged
MeitY has advised VPN providers and intermediaries to stop enabling access to blocked online betting and prediction markets, citing due-diligence duties under the IT Rules 2021. The ministry says users are bypassing restrictions through VPNs and converting rupees into stablecoins like USDC to participate. The warning intensifies India’s crackdown on real money gaming and opinion trading, despite legal ambiguity.
- MeitY asks VPN firms to stop enabling access to blocked betting sites
- Advisory highlights VPN circumvention and crypto stablecoin transactions
- Crackdown follows India’s ban on real money gaming and prediction markets
- Opinion trading remains a grey zone between skill and gambling
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