Game of sattamatka or matka as it is popularly known was
started in the early 1960s by Ratan Khatri and Kalyanji who targeted the
working class people engaged in the textile industry in and around Mumbai. The
game immediately caught the attention of the gambling lovers in the country and
it became very popular quickly. It was especially popular among the target group
of working class engaged not only in the textile industry but other industries
as well.
Factors
Contributing to Popularity
There were various
factors contributing to popularity of the game. For one; computer and Internet
had not intervened into the daily lives of people as they are now intervening.
In result; people had some specific sources of entertainment for which they had
to approach the source in person like theater halls, programs, entertainment
hubs, hotels, and casinos or joints to play games.
Gambling did not
start online either and the game of satta matka that was played in specific places in a couple of different forms
including the traditional game and Kalyan matka became one of the best sources
of entertainment. In addition; people also loved the prospect of winning some
extra money to meet their requirements and like horse racing they did not mind
investing in the game to win it out.
Playing
the Game
Usually the game
will be dependent on luck factor though apparently playing it is easy and
convenient. However there are certain factors
that need to be taken into consideration while playing the game. One of them is
learning about the basics of the game and how the betting is made. Towards this
end getting information from some informative and educative website can help
achieve the objective.
There are some
sites that offer matka results helping
out the gamers in the achievement of the objective but the information needs to
be updated consistently and it needs to be qualitative as well. To learn about
the trend in the industry it is necessary learning about the latest
developments in the game and that will come up with the latest results for the
players.
Playing
Matka Online
While till the end
of 1990s the game of satta or matka as it is called was very popular and
extensively played around Mumbai city but after a massive come down by the law
enforcement agencies and ban of the gambling games in India, they were shifted
to Gujarat in the vicinity of Ahmadabad and other such cities in Western India
and some joints were also opened in the eastern part of neighboring country
Pakistan.
However the
requirement of getting results still continued for the players with the
introduction of the game online. Like western casino games the game can be
played online facilitated by different gaming sites and these sites also give
the latest Matka Results for the players online.
While gambling in
any form is illegal in India, playing online has the benefit of remaining
anonymous while playing the game and it can be played from the cool comforts of
one’s own home without having to visit the crowded playing joints.
