{"id":777043090,"date":"2026-06-03T09:10:56","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T12:10:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777043090"},"modified":"2026-06-03T09:11:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T12:11:13","slug":"karnataka-police-seek-support-from-hosting-providers-to-combat-illegal-betting-platforms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/karnataka-police-seek-support-from-hosting-providers-to-combat-illegal-betting-platforms","title":{"rendered":"Karnataka police seek support from hosting providers to combat illegal betting platforms"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The initiative follows the blocking of 8,750 betting websites and apps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

India.- The Karnataka State Cyber Command says it has contacted 127 web-hosting providers to request their cooperation in identifying and blocking gambling-related websites. The move comes after authorities announced the blocking of 8,750 betting websites and applications<\/a>. Authorities say they want hosting providers to help prevent illegal operators from quickly re-establishing their services through new domains and hosting arrangements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

M Chandrashekar, additional director general of Police (ADGP) of the Cyber Command, said the initiative forms part of a three-phase strategy. The first phase focused on blocking identified URLs and domains, while the second involves direct engagement with hosting providers, which are considered intermediaries under Indian law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Authorities are asking hosting companies to strengthen oversight and avoid providing services to illegal gambling and betting platforms. According to Cyber Command representatives, a key challenge is that many gambling websites are hosted outside India. While intermediaries generally benefit from legal protections under so-called \u201csafe harbour\u201d provisions, authorities have warned that legal action could follow if they fail to cooperate having being notified about illegal services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The third phase of the operation will focus on tracing the proceeds generated by online gambling and identifying the individuals and organisations behind the platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> India blocks another 300 gambling platforms<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The initiative follows the blocking of 8,750 betting websites and apps.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":680,"featured_media":15318,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Indian authorities, specifically the Karnataka State Cyber Command, are intensifying their crackdown on illegal online gambling by engaging 127 web-hosting providers. This initiative, following the blocking of 8,750 betting platforms, aims to prevent illegal operators from re-establishing services and involves a three-phase strategy including direct engagement with intermediaries and tracing illicit proceeds.","focusai_entities":"Karnataka State Cyber Command, M Chandrashekar","focusai_location":"India, Karnataka","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.95), operator_casino (0.9), tech_data (0.75), payments_fraud_aml (0.9), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.95)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"India Regulatory Strategy","query":"How will the Karnataka State Cyber Command's multi-phase enforcement strategy, particularly its focus on intermediary liability and tracing illicit proceeds, influence the broader regulatory landscape for iGaming in India?"},{"label":"Hosting Provider Compliance","query":"What specific governance frameworks and due diligence protocols are web-hosting providers expected to implement to comply with Indian authorities' requests and mitigate legal risks under 'safe harbour' provisions?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[156,16334],"tags":[24634,58],"class_list":["post-777043090","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-regulation-news","category-south-asia-news","tag-illegal-online-gambling","tag-india"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777043090","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/680"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777043090"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777043090\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777043105,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777043090\/revisions\/777043105"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15318"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777043090"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777043090"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777043090"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}