Law panel solicits cricket board’s views on legalized betting in India

The Law Commission of India wants to hear the views of state associations on the issue of legalized betting in the country before it submits its recommendations.

The country’s top law panel was tasked by the Supreme Court to review the possibility of making sports betting and gambling in casinos legal following the recommendations made by the Lodha Committee to legalize betting through an enacted legislation.

On Tuesday, ESPN reported that Law Commission secretary Sanjay Singh sent a letter to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), requesting its member associations “to forward the views of the association” on the issue of betting as soon as possible.

Singh said the law panel, which has been seeking stakeholders’ observations and suggestions, “considers that the views of your association will be valuable in formulating its recommendations on betting.”