Satta King remains one of the most talked about games of guesses and tips in the country despite operating quietly on the edges of legality.
While the Satta King is banned under the Public Gambling Act, the Matka continues to attract lakhs of people to test their luck online. The game also has offline version but players mostly like the one on internet played through apps and websites.
Inspired by the 1950s betting on cotton market rates, Satta King has evolved into different networks of localized games including Gali Satta, Disawar Satta, Faridabad Satta and Ghaziabad Satta. All these games are inspired by the name of the cities where they were first introduced and have a Satta Chart ecosystem linked to them.
The concept in all these Matka games online is simple – a players chooses a number and wait for the declaration of the numbers on the websites run by the Satta King operators. If a person wins the jackpot, he becomes a King.
Many other pages including Satta King online and Black Satta King have emerged over the time with the growing popularity of the game. All these Matka games have extended the reach of the original Satta but come with the similar risks of losing money and becoming bankrupt.
Another issue related to Satta King is that many websites running it lack authenticity and might be promoting a fraud putting the players into the risk of digital scams. Multiple reports of such frauds come time and again from different corners of the country where the players downloaded the application for the Matka games and were duped of their hard earned money.
Psychologists and experts see the addiction of Satta King and other such platforms as a reflection of India’s fascination with fortune and quick money. While it is a fact that prosperity might comes with smart work in right direction, but believing that fast money can also bring fortune is a myth and may lead a person into a financial trap.
In small towns across India, Satta King is often seen as the same ‘fast cash’ that could end poverty. However, once a person start putting money in the Matka game like Black Satta King, Gali Disawar and others, he starts piling up a burden of financial problems for himself.
Satta King remains illegal in the country with little action by the authorities on the websites and apps operating and promoting the illegal game. The rise of Satta Chart apps and guessing on internet has further blurred the line between casual betting and organized play.
Experts believe that only regulations will not be able to stop the Matka games like Satta King in the country and public awareness is required for the same. Access to financial education is one of the key factors that could help people in understanding that easy money is a myth and they should invest their hard earned money in government backed financial institutions.
Even as the authorities warn against Satta King, the ecosystem thrives with growing popularity of games like Gali Satta, Disawar Satta and others.