Thaltej based sportsbook, the Tarannums say that the number of women involving in cricket betting is growing. Shruti Desai is one example. The 34 years old housewife from Thaltej is a fan of cricket betting. She said she could hardly wait for the India-Pakistan series that will start on Monday.
City based sports bookies offer four types of betting, including full match betting, sessions betting, over-based betting, and betting on the players. Jatin Vyas, who runs a sports betting operation in Naranpura, says he currently have more than 10 women clients. He says the majority of women bettors prefer betting on sessions of play than on whole match. Vyas started accepting bets on single session for this reason.
Harish Mistry a sports book from Maninagar explains about cricket betting. He says that bettors should predict runs in any of the sessions or in couple of overs. Mistry also started a special betting service for women. He also maintains an exclusive phone number for his women clients.