📜 Satta Matka Timeline (1960s – Present)
📌 Shuruaat (1960s ka daur)
• Satta Matka ki shuruaat 1960s mein Mumbai (Bombay) se hui. Suruaat mein isse Ankada Jugar kaha jata tha. • Cotton rates betting: New York Cotton Exchange ke khule‑bande rate par paise lagte the (teleprinter se rates aate the). 1961 ke baad system band ⇒ local bookies ne naya tareeka dhoonda.
📌 Ratan Khatri aur Matka ka uday
• Mid‑1960s: Ratan Khatri ("Matka King") ne 0‑9 number chitthi‑matka system popular kiya. Din me do draw: Opening & Closing. Ghadey (matka) se chitthi nikalne ki wajah se naam "Matka" pada.
📌 1970s–1980s: Sone ka daur
• Mumbai bhar me phailav. Kalyanji Bhagat ("Kalyan Matka") jaise bade bookies ubhare. Turnover bahut bada. Dock/mill workers, film industry tak craze.
📌 1990s: Giraawat & Crackdown
• Police raids aur crackdown; kuch kings pakde gaye/khel band. Textile mills band hone ke baad berozgar log bhi isme doob gaye. Ant tak khel underground.
📌 2000s–Present: Online & Digital Underground
• Internet/phones se online khel, WhatsApp/Telegram groups, naye bazaar: Kalyan, Milan Day/Night, Rajdhani, Sridevi, Time Bazar, etc. Legal risk ke bawajood popular.