BTRC closes 331 betting sites

Staff Reporter :
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has closed 331 websites related to online gambling. This information was informed in a press release of the organization on Monday. It was informed that 331 gambling sites were recently blocked from the domestic network of Bangladesh as part of regular surveillance by
BTRC’s ‘Digital Security Cell’. Apart from this, when 150 Google apps related to online gambling or betting were reported to be closed after contacting the authorities of the international technology company and the search engine ‘Google’, the Google authorities have already closed 14 of them from the Play Store and are taking necessary steps to close the rest of the apps.
At the same time, 27 Facebook links and 69 YouTube links were reported to be involved in the promotion of gambling websites and Google apps and training related to online gambling. Already 17 Facebook and 17 YouTube links have been shut down.
According to the rules of the app, cash, credit or credit/debit card are required to buy game chips.
With the availability of credit or debit cards, many have turned to online gambling.
Some criminal gangs are exploiting this opportunity to smuggle crores of taka out of the country.