The Legality of Betting Shops in India

January 16, 2023

All companies that provide services for certain types of entertainment, like online betting, receive a certified license, are subject to a multi-step inspection of activities, as well as constantly compile and submit reports to the organization that issued a license to be able to provide this kind of service. One such company was BlueChip, with its website bluechip.io.

Based on the provisions of the legislation of the Republic of India, no citizen of that country, or person who resides in the territory of that country, is prohibited from using platforms that provide services such as online betting. Companies obtain the consent of the governments of all the states in whose territories their services platform covers.

The license number is listed on the home page of each of the platforms under “Company Information.” There you will be able to find the specific license of each company and see all the points of checks and approvals for a particular company. In this way, the platforms provide all the information for users to earn trust in the online betting world.

Protection of Users’ Data

The protection of personal data starts from the code protection of the user’s personal information on the site to the protection of the player’s transactions and money transfers.

Official websites of such companies are subject to a special type of protection, such as SLL encryption. SLL encryption is a way to protect the personal data of all users from any country in the world and prevents theft or interception of user data on the platform. Transactions and money transfers are sometimes subject to this form of protection as well.

All companies that have a huge number of users on their platforms try to protect their customers from intruders to maintain trust and a safe environment among the community of players.

After registering on an online betting platform (either after some time on the platform or when trying to withdraw funds), the company’s security service will ask you for mandatory identification. In this way, companies fight against fraudsters, against players who use additional accounts on the same platform and also check the age of the player (in online betting, only people over 18 are allowed to play for real money). The identification procedure is simple: present one of your identification documents (Driver’s license, passport, or national ID card), fill out a special form from the security service and wait for the security service to respond to your email. Each of the companies tries to organize an exceptionally fair game for its users.

Gaming Protection

All betting companies that provide their platforms are checked, and the software that supplies the betting sections (the platforms cooperate with many companies and try to provide the best graphics as well as the best interface for users) is checked and certified based on the certification it can be concluded that the results of each presented games do not give unfair or unjustified advantage to any party (meaning that neither the casino nor the user.

The most popular section in the world, among the available in the bookmakers’ offices, is the Live mode of betting on the events that take place at the moment. This section was created for players who want to immerse themselves in the atmosphere of a sporting event and feel their presence with the players of their favorite club. All managers who are dealing with statistics of each bet are real professionals and have been working in the industry for more than 5 years (such experience is obligatory for most platforms). But even professionals have mishaps or errors in their work (after all, this is a real person, not a program). In this case, if the manager made a mistake during one of the sports events, let’s say a game of soccer, he must inform the senior administrator, and already the senior administrator will decide what to do next. The options are as follows:

  1. Exclusively this batch of bets will be canceled, and the bets that were made – will be returned to the players;
  2. The gameplay of all bets in the last hour with these players will be canceled, and the players will get all their bets back.

If you are new to the world of online betting, there is a separate section on the platforms for you. It has a different name for each company, but one essence is the betting demos.

Thanks to the demo version of the betting, new users will be able to understand the gameplay presented in this betting mode of the bookmaker’s office and then, with confidence, go to the main mode using their money. Such an offer is advantageous for newbies not to lose the entire amount of money in the account at the first bet.

Mobile Applications on Platforms

Not all players can afford to bet on their computers when they want to. Due to the popularity of betting platforms in India and the vast space of the gaming community, companies have introduced their mobile apps. Less frequently, companies may present only mobile versions of the site, which allow users, without losing the functionality of the website, to place bets in all the betting versions presented by the company. The best example we can provide is the Bluechip app.

Games and Bonuses for Residents of India

Many bookmakers finalize their betting options for certain countries, and India is no exception. For example, the company Bluechip presents its users with a kind of bonus, such as free bets when registering, that is, at the first session of their account. The amount of winnings at the expense of free bets depends on the amount of the first deposit in your account. The maximum withdrawal is possible up to 280,000 Indian rupees thanks to free bets, but also the amount of the first deposit must be at least 460,000 Indian rupees. The opportunity is there, so do not miss your chance!

Generally, the platforms that allow players from India to participate in online betting processes are reverent about constantly updating the time or date of the sporting event whose broadcasting they provide and are constantly looking for new software partners for better graphic design as well as better broadcasting quality. An example of this is already the world-famous company Evolution Gaming – a provider of real-time software (most betting companies cooperate with them).

Sometimes platforms provide an exclusive promo code for additional online casino bonuses or free roulette spins. A promo code is always provided on the main page of the official website of each company that has such a feature, meaning that there is no need to register somewhere additionally or pay for a promo code at the bookmaker’s office.

For each new user of the bookmaker’s office, which directs its activities to the residents of India, there is a welcome bonus. This can be organized specifically on a particular platform tournament, to participate in which you can free and the winnings can be withdrawn without any problems (the cash prize is divided between the winners (usually the first three places) proportionally).

Or it is doubling (or a percentage from 100% to 300% of the amount) of the initial deposit, which will take only a NEW user. The minimum deposit amount varies, somewhere, the bookmaker puts an amount of 0.01 Indian rupees (but this option is only available if you choose a certain payment operator), but usually, the minimum amount in online betting for the first deposit is 300 Indian rupees. This amount will allow you to freely receive and use the welcome bonus. But there is one but. The welcome bonus (in almost all betting shops) requires wagering.

Certain betting odds allow you to wager a certain amount of bonus money. Also, in additionally agreed sports events, you can wager a large part of the bonus money at once. There are also certain matches or tournaments in which it is not possible to win back your bonuses because all platforms offer a huge selection of sports events in the “betting” section, which will allow you to win back your welcome bonus and withdraw money from your account.

In some companies, the welcome bonus is given without wagering, but the number of maximum winnings from the bonus amount will be much lower.

Support for the national currency (Indian rupees) is one of the most important fundamentals, which is adhered to by bookmakers focused on the population of India. Users from this country don’t have to worry about money conversion and withdrawals, as this is available at most national banks. At the moment, studying online betting platforms, the minimum amount for withdrawal is 200 Indian rupees, while the maximum amount varies and ranges from 100,000 Indian rupees to 350,000 Indian rupees, but remember that the withdrawal limit also depends on the choice of your bank operator.

Many companies define only one possible withdrawal option – a bank account. This is because for 2022, most platforms are subject to cyber-attacks, and to ensure a safe transaction for the user. They temporarily limit the number of withdrawal systems.

Image of Companies with Online Casino Services in India

Many companies are engaged in PR for their business, so they attract global stars as partners. Such an example is the media personality Sonny Leone, who has gained fame not only in the territory of India and among its population but also all over the world. Thanks to the popularity of her persona, the company, which provides entertainment from the world of bookmakers, became known far beyond India. Sunny participates in Live betting modes.

When a sporting event is streamed right on the site through a video player built right into the website, she can watch the gameplay along with users and cheer for you or against your favorite team or player! The second example of these personalities is Patrice Evra. Patrice is a former defender of the English soccer club Manchester United. A company with online betting services signed a contract with Patrice in the spring of 2022, and after that, the company got a lot of new users, the trust of the players in this platform went up, and of course, the image of the company itself skyrocketed.

Customer Support

Each platform has a personal customer support team that operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and provides its services to each of the users free of charge. The main options for contacting support: online chat on the platform page (waiting time usually up to 5-10 minutes), email (contact via this method only if you have a large-scale problem that can not be described in online chat or your problem can wait because the waiting time varies from 1 to 3 working days), telephone (the rarest method of customer service – a direct phone call to support, in this option, pay attention to the languages that the platform supports, waiting time – live line.

About the Author Kyrie Mattos

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