The Enforcement Directorate has attached assets worth ₹18.10 crore in connection with the illegal online betting platform 1xBet, said the agency on Monday (March 2, 2026).
The ED has alleged that 1xBet was operating in India without authorisation and was promoting illegal online betting and gambling activities through multiple mirror websites. “The platform adopted a concealed mechanism for collection of funds through dynamically generated UPI IDs linked to mule bank accounts, thereby disguising the actual beneficiaries and by layering the Proceeds of Crime,” it said.
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According to the agency, Parthtech Developers LLP, which operated high-traffic cricket platforms CREX and OneCricket, entered into structured advertisement agreements with Bwise Media AG, Switzerland, for promotion of illegal betting platforms including 1xBet.
“Statements recorded under Section 50 of PMLA (Prevention of Money Laundering Act) established that advertisements of 1xBet were directly booked, geo-targeted, and executed on the CREX platform through Parthtech Developers LLP in-house advertisement server ‘Parth Adex’,” said the ED.
