🚫 OPERATIONS BANNED · August 2025
Is the Probo App Banned in India?
Legal Status Explained (2026)
Probo Media Technologies suspended all real-money operations in August 2025. This page gives you the full dated picture — the ED case, the exact laws, active court battles, and what it means if you had money in the app.
⚡ Quick Answer
Yes — Probo is effectively banned in India as of 2026. The company voluntarily shut down real-money operations on 21 August 2025, days after Parliament passed the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025. The app is no longer on the Play Store or App Store. Any APK claiming to be “Probo 2026” is an unofficial clone — not connected to Probo Media Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
₹401.9 Cr
Assets frozen and attached by the Enforcement Directorate by December 2025
₹1,245 Cr
Alleged proceeds of crime under PMLA 2002 — ED’s active case
Aug 2025
Month Probo officially discontinued all real-money operations in India
What exactly happened to Probo?
Probo Media Technologies Pvt. Ltd., based in Gurugram, ran India’s largest opinion trading platform — users staked real money on Yes/No outcomes across cricket, elections, and current events. Three forces ended it in rapid succession.
Enforcement Directorate Raids
ED searched 4 locations in Gurugram and Jind under PMLA 2002. ₹284.5 crore frozen — fixed deposits, shares, bank lockers. Promoters Ashish Garg and Sachin Subhaschandra Gupta directly targeted. ED alleged the platform generated over ₹1,245 crore in proceeds of crime through gambling disguised as prediction trading.
Online Gaming Act Passed
Parliament passed the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025 — a nationwide ban on all real-money online games, with up to 3 years imprisonment and ₹1 crore fines for operators. Opinion trading was explicitly within its scope. Every real-money gaming platform in India was affected.
Probo Shuts Down
Probo posted an in-app notice: all recharges paused, users instructed to withdraw their funds immediately. The company’s public statement confirmed it was discontinuing real-money operations with immediate effect until further notice. No relaunch has been announced since.
Which laws made Probo illegal?
It was not one law — it was a compounding stack that closed from every direction simultaneously. Each layer made the situation worse before the central Act made the ban absolute.
Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025
The decisive blow. Banned all real-money online games nationwide. Up to 3 years imprisonment and ₹1 crore fine for operators. Opinion trading was explicitly in scope — this single law ended the entire category.
Haryana, Chhattisgarh + 6 States
Haryana moved first with its Prevention of Public Gambling Act 2025, forcing Probo, SportsBaazi and MPL Opinio to exit. Assam, Sikkim, AP, Telangana, Nagaland and Chhattisgarh followed — state by state before the central law unified them all.
Public Gambling Act 1867 + BNS 2023
The provisions behind the FIRs against Probo’s directors — including a March 2025 Gurugram FIR where a user alleged losing ₹20,000. Directors Ashish Garg and Sachin Gupta named across cases in Gurugram, Palwal and Agra.
Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002
The basis for every ED raid and attachment. Assets grew from ₹284.5 Cr frozen in July 2025 to ₹401.9 Cr attached by December 2025. The PMLA case remains active in 2026 — completely independent of the gaming ban itself.
Was Probo ever actually legal?
Before August 2025, Probo operated in a genuine legal grey zone. The company argued opinion trading was a game of skill — the same defence used by Dream11 and other fantasy platforms. It pointed to prediction markets regulated by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission as proof the model can be legitimate.
The ED disagreed entirely: a binary Yes/No stake on an outcome you don’t control is chance, not skill, and therefore betting. This question was actively being litigated — Probo’s founders were arrested by Mumbai Police in 2022 over bets on YouTube trailer views. The Bombay High Court stayed those proceedings. The Supreme Court eventually consolidated petitions from multiple High Courts. The 2025 Act largely overtook the debate — but the ED case and court proceedings continue in 2026.
📋 Court Timeline
2022
Founders arrested by Mumbai Police over trailer-view bets. Bombay HC stays proceedings.
Jan 2025
Gujarat HC dismisses PIL against Probo; refers batch to Bombay HC.
Feb 2025
Supreme Court issues notices; consolidates petitions from 3 High Courts.
Jul–Aug 2025
ED raids + Online Gaming Act passed → skill-vs-chance debate becomes largely academic.
2026 →
ED PMLA case and Supreme Court petitions still active. Outcome to watch.
What does this mean if you were a Probo user?
⛔ Do Not Download
Do not install any APK claiming to be Probo, “Probo VIP,” or any new version. No official app exists in 2026 — anything available to install is a clone at best, and an active money scam at worst.
💸 Withdraw Your Balance Now
If you have real money in your original Probo account, use the in-app withdrawal to your linked UPI or bank account immediately. Contact Probo’s official support if it stalls. The ongoing ED proceedings may cause access delays — act sooner.
🛡️ Recognise Clone Sites
Referral codes + version numbers like “v5.135.0 updated 2026” + “Enable Unknown Sources” guides = affiliate scam. These sites earn when you deposit. Your money has zero legal protection once it goes into those apps.
🚨 Lost Money? Report Immediately
Report at cybercrime.gov.in or call 1930 right away — the helpline can freeze recipient accounts if alerted quickly. Separately notify your bank and dispute the UPI transaction. Speed is everything here.
Will Probo come back to India?
Nobody can honestly answer yes or no today. Probo said it was discontinuing “until further notice” — not permanently. The company has challenged the Haryana state ban in the Punjab and Haryana High Court and remains part of the consolidated Supreme Court proceedings on opinion trading.
What would need to change: either the Online Gaming Act is amended to carve out regulated prediction markets, or the Supreme Court rules that opinion trading falls outside the Act’s scope. Neither has happened as of July 2026.
📡 We monitor Supreme Court proceedings and ED updates. This page receives a new verification date whenever Probo’s legal status changes — always check the “Last verified” badge at the top of this article.
Frequently Asked Questions
📚 Sources Referenced
Storyboard18 — Probo shuts operations in India
Indian Startup News — Probo discontinues real-money operations
G2G News — Supreme Court notice on opinion trading apps
Storyboard18 — Opinion trading platforms exit Haryana
Disclaimer: This article is informational only and does not constitute legal advice. All facts verified as of 15 July 2026. This page is re-verified and re-dated whenever Probo’s legal status changes.