Ananya Verma

Ananya Verma is an independent journalist based in northern India. She has spent the last several years following how online betting and casino platforms actually reach Indian users — through app files rather than app stores, through UPI rather than cards, and through a legal framework that changes faster than most coverage of it does.

What she covers

Three questions run through her work. What does the law say today, after the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act came into force in 2025 and shifted the ground for real-money platforms nationwide? What happens to a phone when software is installed from outside an official store? And where does a deposit actually travel once it leaves a payment app?

She reads primary documents — legislative briefs, government advisories, platform terms — rather than repeating what other sites claim about them, and links to those documents so a reader can check the reasoning instead of trusting the writer.

How this site is written

This is an information resource, not a storefront. It carries no referral or affiliate links, it is not operated by any gambling company, and it earns nothing from a reader signing up anywhere. That is a deliberate choice: it is the only way coverage of a bonus or an APK file can stay honest about the risks attached to it.

Operator claims are labelled as operator claims. Figures that cannot be verified independently are presented as advertised, not as fact. Where the safe answer is "this depends on your state", that is what the page says.

Responsible gambling

Gambling is a cost, not an income. Every page here links to independent help services, and no article on this site frames betting as a way to make money. If gambling has stopped being entertainment for you or someone close to you, the responsible gaming page lists free and anonymous support.

Corrections

Regulation, payment rails and app versions all move. If something here is out of date or wrong, write in through the contact page with the page URL and a source — corrections are made openly and quickly.