Moneylife News Bites is a weekly podcast hosted by veteran journalists and founders of Moneylife, Sucheta Dalal and Debashis Basu. Each week a new episode analyses an important news topic, based completely on unbiased and ethically researched information that is not available anywhere else. A video version of this podcast is available on our YouTube channel - @MoneylifeNewsBites
Interested listeners and readers can follow Moneylife News on our website - https://www.moneylife.in/
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Moneylife News Bites is a weekly podcast hosted by veteran journalists and founders of Moneylife, Sucheta Dalal and Debashis Basu. Each week a new episode analyses an important news topic, based completely on unbiased and ethically researched information that is not available anywhere else. A video version of this podcast is available on our YouTube channel - @MoneylifeNewsBites
Interested listeners and readers can follow Moneylife News on our website - https://www.moneylife.in/
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India’s government rushed through a ban on online gaming, citing addiction, suicides, and financial losses of ₹15,000 crore a year. But what about lotteries, stock market speculation, or predatory digital lending—each causing far bigger losses and distress?
In this audio, Sucheta Dalal examines the uneven crackdown on risky behaviour:
- Online gaming banned overnight
- Lotteries continue under state patronage
- Derivatives trading thrives despite ₹1 lakh+ crore losses a year
- Easy digital loans push people into debt traps
Why are some forms of “gambling” banned while others are protected or ignored? And what does this say about India’s approach to financial distress?
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