New Delhi. A betting app's connection with Pakistan has come to light. After this news came to light, ED has tightened its grip on the betting app. In this case, many celebrities have come under the radar of ED. Many actors and actresses from the big screen to the small screen promoted this betting app on social media. Through this app, the bookies made crores of rupees. But now this betting app named Magicwin has come under the radar of the central investigation agency ED. The biggest reason behind this is the Pakistani connection of this betting app.

ED's investigation revealed that crores of rupees were earned through this app. Which were invested in bitcoin with the help of fake accounts. Then it is being converted into cash and the money is being sent to Dubai through hawala. The special thing is that money is also being sent from Dubai to Pakistan. Investigation revealed that 'Magicwin' is a betting website. Which is shown as a gaming website. The surprising thing is that this gaming app was developed by Pakistani citizens and it is being operated through some Indian citizens sitting in Dubai. Investigation also revealed that the betting games shown on this website are played in the Philippines and other countries. Where betting is legal. The API of these games is copied and rebroadcast on Magicwin.

Ruckus over MagicWin App
This betting app named MagicWin also has many social media accounts. Through which it is promoted heavily in India. Many Bollywood and small screen actors and actresses are promoting this Pakistani app on Instagram. Betting app MagicWin had organized a launch party in India. In which many Bollywood celebrities participated and promoted it. These celebrities shot photos and videos for MagicWin and posted its advertisements on social media. Apart from this, advertisements were also done through outdoor hoardings in many parts of the country, especially in Gujarat and Maharashtra, so that people could be lured and looted. A week ago, ED raided 21 locations of people associated with MagicWin app in Delhi, Mumbai and Pune and seized about Rs 3.55 crore.

Betting app promoted by stars
ED started this action on the basis of FIR registered by Ahmedabad Police against online betting app Magicwin and others. Betting on the website, depositing money, withdrawing money and operating the betting, all are being done by the owners of this app sitting in Pakistan. The money deposited on the website by the players and bettors was routed through different shell companies and fake bank accounts. The owners of the app first invested the money in cryptocurrency, then incash and then transferred the money to Dubai using hawala channel. The money of the betting winners was transferred to their bank accounts through the payment gateways/aggregators of shell companies. Apart from this, money was also sent to the players through Domestic Money Transfer (DMT). If sources are to be believed, after the Pakistan connection of Magicwin app came to light, now ED can also question Bollywood celebrities associated with the promotion of this app. In this case, recently ED had summoned film actors Mallika Sherawat and TV actors Pooja Banerjee.