India, July 23 -- India issued blocking orders against 1,524 illegal gambling websites and mobile apps between 2022 and June 2025, the ministry of electronics and information technology (MeitY) informed the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.

"From 2022 till June 2025, the government issued 1,524 blocking directions related to online betting/gambling/gaming websites and mobile applications," MoS MeitY Jitin Prasada said in a written reply to a question raised by TDP MP Krishna Prasad Tenneti on July 23.

The government had till February this year issued 1,410 blocking orders, Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw had said during the budget session in February.

This comes amid growing concern over offshore online gambling platforms that operate without fo...