{"id":311,"date":"2025-04-07T07:31:49","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T07:31:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banglalert.com\/?p=311"},"modified":"2025-04-07T07:31:49","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T07:31:49","slug":"gambling-scams-rise-during-cricket-season-in-south-asia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banglalert.com\/?p=311","title":{"rendered":"Gambling Scams Rise During Cricket Season in South Asia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/banglalert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/RoW_Header_Scams_2-scaled-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/banglalert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/RoW_Header_Scams_2-scaled-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/banglalert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/RoW_Header_Scams_2-scaled-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/banglalert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/RoW_Header_Scams_2-scaled-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/banglalert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/RoW_Header_Scams_2-scaled-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/banglalert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/RoW_Header_Scams_2-scaled-1-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/banglalert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/RoW_Header_Scams_2-scaled-1-18x10.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As cricket fever grips South Asia, online gambling scams are on the rise. 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