New Delhi, May 23 -- Haryana has banned opinion trading apps that allow betting on future events retrospectively from 9 April, according to an official Gazette notification reviewed by Mint.

Prompted by a public interest litigation and subsequent high court intervention, the move renders platforms like Probo, SportsBaazi, and MPL Opinio illegal within the state.

The state government ordered the ban under its Prevention of Public Gambling Act, 2025.

This month, the Chhattisgarh High Court also directed geo-blocking of platforms like Probo, SportsBaazi, and MPL Opinio within the state, though it allowed them to operate elsewhere in the country.

While companies did not immediately respond to media queries, MPL Opinio stopped operations i...