No harm in legalising betting: CBI director

Earlier, speaking on the occasion, ace cricketer Rahul Dravid, who was special guest at the panel, said legalizing betting is one subject on which call has to be taken by the law enforcement agencies.

“I think if the law enforcement authorities actually do feel that legalising betting will lead to better governance and reduce corruption then I am all for it,” he said.

When the question was posed to Ravi Sawani, chief of BCCI's Anti Corruption and Security Unit, he said legalizing betting will in no way help reducing corruption from the game.

Sawani in his presentation said in each IPL game, legal bets from one exchange in the UK are about Rs 440 crore whereas for the tournament, bets worth Rs 66,000 crore approximately are placed which include illegal betting syndicates as well.