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Grand Alliance’s win will destroy Bihar: Modi
Patna: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday asked the people of Bihar to vote for the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance in the on-going assembly polls, and said the Grand Alliance’s win will lead to the state’s destruction.
Attacking Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad, he said: “Jungle raj has got a new twin brother – jantar mantar. Don’t let them come together or there will be nothing but destruction.”
Modi was addressing an election rally in Madhubani district – famous for its Madhubani painting – even as voting in the fourth and penultimate phase of the assembly elections is underway in 55 constituencies.
Earlier in a tweet, the prime minister said the people of Bihar see the NDA as a “ray of hope”. “Atmosphere in Bihar indicates people want change. The people see the NDA as a ray of hope….”
He also appealed to voters, particularly the youth, to vote in large numbers. “Your condition and the state’s poor condition cannot be changed without changing the government,” Modi said.
Besides Madhubani, Modi is scheduled to campaign in Madhepura and Katihar districts on Sunday.
“Nitish Kumar is tired and defeated, that it why he is going to Babas. They are making fun of democracy. If you don’t have electricity at home, will it come by doing jantar mantar?”
“Water, employment, no teacher, education – will all this come through jantar mantar,” he asked the people in Madhubani.
Modi said the NDA would form the government in Bihar on November 8 and would listen and try to solve all problems of the people.
The prime minister said some women from Bihar’s Karpuri village sent him a memorandum that nobody in the state government was ready to listen to their problems.
“Look at the state of Bihar – there is no one to listen to the poor.”
Modi said the women, who expressed their anguish in the memorandum, have not received education and can’t write. “The state where the voice of Nalanda boomed across the world, women born after independence still cannot write.”
He also targeted Congress president Sonia Gandhi, whose party is a part of the Grand Alliance along with the Janata Dal-United and the Rashtriya Janata Dal.
“Madam Sonia ji, you ruled (Bihar) for 35 years, Lalu ji, Nitish ji you ruled for 25 years, this is proof of your negligence.”
Modi said Bihar needs two engines to come out of the hole of backwardness – one from Patna and the other from Delhi.
“You have given one engine in Delhi, give us another one in Patna to bring the state out of its poor condition.”
Modi has also given a new definition of Bihar – brilliant, innovative, hardworking, action oriented and resourceful.
The polls to the 243-member Bihar assembly started on October 12. The final, fifth round of elections will be held on November 5.
The counting of votes is slated for November 8.
The State Scores Extra High on Gaming-Friendly Industry Index
Meghalaya scored 92.85 out of 100 possible points in a Gaming Industry Index and proved to be India’s most gaming-friendly state following its recent profound legislation changes over the field allowing land-based and online gaming, including games of chance, under a licensing regime.
The index by the UK India Business Council (UKIBC) uses a scale of 0 to 100 to measure the level of legalisation on gambling and betting achieved by a state based on the scores over a set of seven different games – lottery, horse racing, betting on sports, poker, rummy, casino and fantasy sports
Starting from February last year, Meghalaya became the third state in India’s northeast to legalise gambling and betting after Sikkim and Nagaland. After consultations with the UKIBC, the state proceeded with the adoption of the Meghalaya Regulation of Gaming Act, 2021 and the nullification of the Meghalaya Prevention of Gambling Act, 1970. Subsequently in December, the Meghalaya Regulation of Gaming Rules, 2021 were notified and came into force.
All for the Tourists
The move to legalise and license various forms of offline and online betting and gambling in Meghalaya is aimed at boosting tourism and creating jobs, and altogether raising taxation revenues for the northeastern state. At the same time, the opportunities to bet and gamble legally will be reserved only for tourists and visitors.
“We came out with a Gaming Act and subsequently framed the Regulation of Gaming Rules, 2021. The government will accordingly issue licenses to operate games of skill and chance, both online and offline,” said James P. K. Sangma, Meghalaya State Law and Taxation Minister speaking in the capital city of Shillong. “But the legalized gambling and gaming will only be for tourists and not residents of Meghalaya,” he continued.
To be allowed to play, tourists and people visiting the state for work or business purposes will have to prove their non-resident status by presenting appropriate documents, in a process similar to a bank KYC (Know Your Customer) procedure.
Meghalaya Reaches Out to a Vast Market
With 140 millions of people in India estimated to bet regularly on sports, and a total of 370 million desi bettors around prominent sporting events, as per data from one of the latest reports by Esse N Videri, Meghalaya is set to reach out and take a piece of a vast market.
Estimates on the financial value of India’s sports betting market, combined across all types of offline channels and online sports and cricket predictions and betting platforms, speak about amounts between $130 and $150 billion (roughly between ₹9.7 and ₹11.5 lakh crore).
Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Delhi are shown to deliver the highest number of bettors and Meghalaya can count on substantial tourists flow from their betting circles. The sports betting communities of Karnataka, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana are also not to be underestimated.
Among the sports, cricket is most popular, registering 68 percent of the total bet count analyzed by Esse N Videri. Football takes second position with 11 percent of the bets, followed by betting on FIFA at 7 percent and on eCricket at 5 percent. The last position in the Top 5 of popular sports for betting in India is taken by tennis with 3 percent of the bet count.
Local Citizens will Still have Their Teer Betting
Meghalaya residents will still be permitted to participate in teer betting over arrow-shooting results. Teer is a traditional method of gambling, somewhat similar to a lottery draw, and held under the rules of the Meghalaya Regulation of the Game of Arrow Shooting and the Sale of Teer Tickets Act, 2018.
Teer includes bettors wagering on the number of arrows that reach the target which is placed about 50 meters away from a team of 20 archers positioned in a semicircle.
The archers shoot volleys of arrows at the target for ten minutes, and players place their bets choosing a number between 0 and 99 trying to guess the last two digits of the number of arrows that successfully pierce the target.
If, for example, the number of hits is 256, anyone who has bet on 56 wins an amount eight times bigger than their wager.
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