The Haryana government has officially banned opinion trading platforms such as probo, sports and MPL opinio. According to media reports, the ban has come into effect from April. Government has a PIL and Punjab and Haryana High Coor
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This is under the new public gambling Prevention Act-2025. MPL opinio has stopped operations in Haryana earlier this week. The new law makes the operation of these apps a crime within Haryana. It also classifies them as public gambling activities.
The Public Gambling Prevention Act, 2025 only exempts skill games, but does not clearly involve fantasy sports or opinion trading. This has created a situation of legal uncertainty.
Read here what are the provisions in the act ..
1. 3 years jailed for match-spot fixing
The Act, especially in sports, strict steps have been taken to deal with match fixing and spot fixing. There is a minimum sentence of 3 years, which can be increased to 5 years. There is also a fine, which starts from Rs 5 lakh. Not only this, those who commit crime can be jailed for up to 7 years.
2. Separate definition for sutting
In the Act of Haryana, betting is roughly defined as oral, written or contained, any compromise. A compromise that is based on the results of uncertain events and where predictions cause financial or physical loss when failure fails. Opinion trading apps are also in the realm.
Chhattisgarh High Court has also issued instructions Earlier, the Chhattisgarh High Court had also issued the same instructions like Haryana, in which live-blocking was made mandatory for such platforms inside the state. Investors have shown great interest in platforms like probo. Probo has made investment from Peak XV Partners, Elevation Capital and The Fundamental Partnership.
