Satta King

On Satta King the eve of the World Cup semi-final clash between India and New Zealand, the betting bazaars in Delhi have gone crazy: the police estimates that the bids in the illegal satta (betting) market could have crossed the Rs 150-crore mark in the National Capital Region (NCR).

Punters, mostly from the trading class, and bookies linked to underworld syndicates are known to have wider network in Delhi’s adjoining towns of Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Noida and Gurugram. Delhi Police have put their electronic surveillance in top gear. “We are taking all measures to monitor the Satta King operators in the wake of the crucial India-New Zealand semi-final match on Tuesday,” Deputy Commissioner of Police Madhur Verma told IANS.

Police sources said odds were placed on New Zealand as India seem the favourites in Tuesday’s tie. The bids are not only placed on who wins, but also over-to-over and ball-to-ball. Satta King Individual bids are placed on who will take maximum wickets or who will hit the most sixes. The betting starts right at the toss. “Most punters place their bids on which team will win the toss. Besides, after winning the toss, bids are placed on the decision of the captain, whether he would decide to bat or field. This time the base betting rate on Team India is Rs 4.35 and Rs 49 on New Zealand,” a punter from West Delhi told IANS.

The punters in the capital’s Satta King market — in Khari Baoli, Karol Bagh, Old Delhi and South Delhi’s guest houses and big hotels — are siding with Team India. But they have not handed them a clean sweep, like in the 2011 World Cup as New Zealand is also a strong competitor this time. “Like every year during IPL matches, in this World Cup, most college-going youth, businessmen,

hoteliers, cricket lovers, traders, corporate women and hawala operators are betting with us. Over 60 per cent bidders are in favour of India’s victory

The base betting rate of Indian players, for example, in case of Bumrah, it is Rs 20, while for Boult, it is Rs 7, said a source. The other bets are on star batsmen — Indian skipper Virat Kohli, his deputy Rohit Sharma, New Zealand captain Kane Williamson, Martin Guptill — whether they would score half-century or century. Gurugram Police PRO, Subhash Bokan said: “We are already keeping tight vigil to crack the betting racket on the ongoing World Cup. We have arrested over a dozen of gamblers in the city in the last few weeks. circular was issued to guest houses and hotel owners to avoid bidding premises.