Overview
- Mahaadev, which resurfaced Tuesday in reports by Indian outlets, is taking wagers on the IPL and on assembly races in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry.
- Registration routes through rebranded sites into WhatsApp, where operators collect a Rs 300 fee via UPI before issuing demo links, a user ID and a temporary password.
- The platform now lists a wide slate of sports and adds animated adult 'strip games' that unlock content based on how much a user pays.
- The betting console runs in real time with ball‑by‑ball and session markets, wicket predictions, dynamic odds, combo bets and typical limits starting at Rs 100.
- Investigators say operators use mirror domains, encrypted channels, offshore hosting and layered money flows to evade detection, even after an ED probe tied the earlier network to about Rs 6,000 crore in alleged laundering that included arrests and the questioning of former Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel.