Cricket, cash and the dark web of betting — the scandal has come full circle. The Enforcement Directorate has frozen over ₹11 crore in assets belonging to former Indian cricket stars Suresh Raina and Shikhar Dhawan, who are caught in the crosshairs of a money-laundering probe. At the heart of the investigation is 1xBet, a global betting platform banned in India yet flourishing through celebrity endorsements, offshore loopholes, and sophisticated digital marketing.

In this episode of The Morning Brief, host Anirban Chowdhury speaks with ET’s financial crimes expert Rashmi Rajput to unravel how this underground economy thrives in plain sight. 

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