18+ only
Responsible use
Betting should stay a small, affordable part of enjoying cricket. This page explains how FairPlay's rates work against you over time, the signs that betting is becoming a problem, and where to get free support.
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Where FairPlay stands today
Betting is not open yet. No deposits, withdrawals or bets are possible today. INR betting opens only after payment, identity and location checks are connected and verified.
18+ only. FairPlay is for adults aged 18 and over. If you share a device with children, use your device's parental controls.
Why the odds are against you over time
Every FairPlay rate includes a house margin. Add up the chances implied by both rates in a market and they come to more than 100%; the extra is the margin. Over many bets, the margin means the house expects to come out ahead, however carefully bets are chosen.
Rates are prices, not predictions, and FairPlay's own estimates are often wrong about individual matches. The rates page shows the margins in force, and the analysis page publishes how accurate the model has been.
Signs betting may be becoming a problem
If any of these sound familiar, it is a good time to stop and talk to someone.
- Betting more than you planned, or more than you can afford to lose
- Chasing losses: betting again to win back what you have lost
- Borrowing money, or using money meant for bills, rent or family, to bet
- Hiding your betting or lying about how much time or money it takes
- Feeling anxious, irritable or low when you are not betting, or after you lose
- Betting crowding out work, study, sleep, friends or family
Free support, 24 hours a day
Tele-MANAS
The Government of India's national mental health helpline, run by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
Free and confidential, every day of the year.
If you or someone else is in immediate danger, call the national emergency number 112.
Keeping betting in control
Set a budget first
Decide how much you can afford to lose before a match starts, and stop when it is gone. Treat that money as spent.
Set a time limit
Decide in advance how long you will spend, and take regular breaks away from the screen.
Never chase losses
A loss is the cost of the entertainment. Trying to win it back is how small losses become large ones.
Not when you are upset
Avoid betting when you are stressed, angry, low or have been drinking. Decisions made then are rarely good ones.
It is not income
Betting is entertainment with a cost. Never rely on it to pay for anything or to solve money problems.
Talk to someone
If betting is starting to worry you or someone close to you, say so early. Support is free and confidential.
Protections before betting opens
FairPlay will not open INR betting until these are in place for every account.
- Age, identity and location are verified before any deposit or bet.
- You set your own betting limits before your first deposit.
- You can exclude yourself; new deposits and bets stop while the exclusion is in force.
- Every bet shows the stake, rate, potential return and rules before you confirm it.