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About betting affiliate programs in India

India has hundreds of millions of cricket fans and one of the largest mobile-first audiences in the world, which is why it appears on almost every affiliate network's GEO list. The legal reality has changed sharply. The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act 2025 prohibits all online money games, whether of skill or chance, and the accompanying rules came into force on 1 May 2026. The Act also bans advertising and promotion of such games, which legal commentators say covers affiliate links and referral codes, and bars banks and payment systems from processing related transactions. The government has blocked more than 8,000 gambling domains, although offshore operators continue to serve Indian users through mirror sites.

Payments reflect that grey reality. UPI remains the rail players know best, but public-sector banks increasingly decline transfers to betting merchants, so offshore operators route deposits through third-party UPI agents, IMPS, wallets and, increasingly, USDT. Affiliates are almost always paid in USDT or by international wire, and reputable networks now restrict or geo-block Indian campaigns.

Legal note: online real-money betting is illegal for Indian residents under the 2025 Act, and advertising or facilitating it is a separate offence carrying up to two years' imprisonment. Affiliates targeting India must assess their own legal exposure and take legal advice; AffiRank lists programs for information only and does not encourage anyone to break the law.