India Blocks 242 Betting Sites

The Indian government has blocked 242 illegal betting and gambling websites.

This is part of their effort to protect people, especially young ones, from the harm caused by these websites.

The government has already blocked over 7,800 such websites.

They passed a new law called the Online Gaming Act to help with this.

The law aims to stop people from getting addicted and losing money.

The government says these websites can cause big problems, like people losing their savings or even hurting themselves.

The gaming industry is worried because many people are using foreign betting websites instead of local ones.

The government is making new rules to stop this.