Matka gambling is also popularly known as Satta. This game is a form of gambling or betting and lottery which involved betting on the rates of opening or closing of the cotton transported from New York to Bombay in the very beginning. This was how it originally started at first in India. This game became a full-fledged lottery game later and Indians started playing it in the 1950s, immediately after the independence, as there was a shortage of money. This game was at its peak in the 1980s and 90s. This game evolved with time and now has a huge market despite it being illegal in India. Most of it is played online now.
The rules of this vary from one state to another. All the states have different rules as per their convenience. Some states have legalized gambling like Goa. If you ever visit Goa you can see they have public casinos. However, gambling has been declared illegal in India because of the introduction of The Public Gambling Act in 1867 by the British government.
How it was originally played?
The old Satta Matka game involved betting on the opening and closing rates of cotton that would get transported from New York to Bombay but now it is much more than that. Now this game has evolved into a lottery game. A person selects a number and bets on it. The lottery is announced later on various online platforms. It depends upon your luck if you get the lottery or not. Sometimes the game is fixed and you end up losing money. Make sure you do detailed research about the game you are participating in and try to find out if it is fixed or not. You have to be careful in such gambling or lottery games.
Why the name Satta Matka?
When the new york cotton exchange stopped the practice of the satta in 1961, it became difficult for the gamblers to play. They started hunting for other ways to keep the business alive. They figured out a different way. They switched to a piece of paper. Numbers from 0 to 9 were written on pieces of paper and these chits were folded and placed inside a matka. after giving it a good spin a person would pick out the winning numbers.
With time everything changed and now three numbers are drawn from a deck of cards when you play offline. Online these numbers are generated by the computer system and these numbers are displayed on various results sites. It is more like a lottery system.
There are two types of this game. One is known as the kalian matka and the other is known as the Worli matka. Kalyan matka is played on all days, i.e. seven days a week while the Worli matka is played five days a week.
Satta and is it illegal in India?
Satta in Hindi means gambling. Due to the act passed in 1867 by the British government satta is illegal in India. Lotteries and horse race betting are the two forms of betting that has been legalized by the Indian government. Online satta matka is also legal. Therefore, it is advised to play online rather than in casinos or public places
Who is known as the matka king?
Any individual who earns a lot of money by betting/gambling is considered a matka king. The original matka king is ratan khatri. He owned a vast illegal gambling business from the 1960s to the mid of 1990s. he had many people employed under him and his business was worth crores. The news of his demise came on May 9th, 2020.
Kalyanji Bhagat was another king that started a new form of matka. he betted on opening and closing rates of odd things, like cotton and thus started the Worli matka game.
Khatri used to draw three cards that would announce the winning numbers two times a day. One at the open that was at 9:00 pm and at the close that was midnight. The value of these cards would be totalled and the resultant number would be announced as the winning number. Khatri was later arrested during a nationwide emergency and was kept in prison for 19 months.
How to play the satta matka?
Follow these steps to learn how to play the satta matka:
How to pick a number while playing?
1. First set of numbers: You are allowed to pick any three numbers from 0-9 at random. This is your first random pick. These numbers are then added to each other. And a final number is given that is their total. In case, if you use just one digit of the selected numbers, you will choose the last digit and that will be your final pick. For example, You chose 5, 4 and 5 so their total will be 14. So when you chose the last digit the outcome will be 5, 4, 5x4
2. Second set of numbers: the second set of numbers is also chosen in the same way as the first set was chosen. Let us say you chose 2, 3 and 6 so their total will be 11. Now if you take the last digit then the outcome will be 2, 3, 6x1.
3. Third set of numbers: The third card is a total of the previous two cards. When the third card is drawn out it will be something like this (5, 4, 5x4) X (2, 3, 6x1).
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Conclusion
Satta matka is a fun game and can be played by a lot of people. You just need some strategies and you can be the next matka king. Pay attention that you do not indulge in the illegal side of this. We hope this blog helped you. Keep reading us for more valuable information.
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