What is Satta Matka and Kalyan Matka?

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There are two popular gambling types in India, called Satta Matka and Kalyan Matka. Although the game is technically banned as per the Public Gaming Act in 1867, the game still has takers. So what exactly are these games about? Let us look up:

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Satta Matka or Satta King is a famous lottery game in India where the gambler needs to predict the correct number and wins a hefty reward if the prediction is correct.
While Kalyan Matka was popularized in the early 60s by a Gujarati farmer named Kalyan Ji Bhagat. The game is considered an extension of the Satta Matka game and has a unique strategy for the punters to try and win.

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Satta Matka is a lottery game that required gambling skills and this was done back in the times when it involved betting on opening and closing rates of cotton revolving around the New York Cotton Exchange. In the early days, the game was known as Ankada Jugar. While Kalyan Matka is a later modification/ extension of the Satta Matka game.

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Satta Matka and Kalyan Matka are two distinct types of betting games that have a history around the Indian subcontinent. While Satta Matka is a game that requires predicing with chance and probability, Kalyan Matka is a modified form of Satta Matka and the punters need to punt out of a pool of numbers.