(Newswire.net — April 23, 2020) — The Public Gambling Act in India dates back to 1867. This is not a typo. Indians have been extremely limited in their gambling capacities by a century and a half old law. But lately, the government’s attitude has been to look the other way and let the citizens of India gamble if they want to. Since there is no law about online gambling in the Act (We can only wonder what would have meant the words “online gambling” in 1867?), it is therefore not illegal to do so.
Heading to the UK and other destinations to play
Although Indians are left free to gamble online, there are no such companies based on Indian soil. That is what explains the recrudescence of Indian players inside online casinos in the UK. Internet gaming is quite strong in this territory, and the gambling association is also very aware of its responsibility, when it comes to protecting the players through responsible gaming programs. The British government just added to their book of rules and regulations on online casinos by deciding that the use of credit cards is no longer possible, but players looking for casinos still accepting this method of payment can check here.
UK Casinos Adapting to the New Demand
Acknowledging this new market coming in, UK online casinos have adapted quite well to the demand, and the first thing some of them did was to review their software so that they could accept payment in Rupees; India’s money. But that’s not all. Indians, it would seem, really enjoy betting on their favourite sport, which is crickets. Whenever there is an event in the country, sports bookies see a large increase on wagers on the sport compared to years before. Indians are also big football fans which they like to place some money on potential winners.
But more than anything, they enjoy all kind of different casino games. You can find lots of them at various poker tables or at games like craps and Blackjack. Like the rest of the world, they also spend a lot of time on the slot machines, a worldwide favourite, something the casinos noticed. That enticed them to create new visuals for these machines that would relate directly to them. This also brought new names to these games such as Indian Princess, Jewels of India and Golden India.
Conclusion
Judging by the growth of the industry, chances are there will be many more new players from India entering online casinos in the UK, in the weeks and months to come. The coronavirus pandemic will probably have brought new players to the tables which should keep going, long after the virus is finally out of everyone’s life.