<h1>Former MP and actor questioned under PMLA over alleged illegal betting app endorsements, financial links, and money laundering probe</h1> A former MP and actor appeared before the Enforcement Directorate for questioning under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act in a probe into an alleged illegal betting app, with investigators examining endorsements and financial transactions linking the individual to the app. The agency is probing multiple apps accused of duping investors, evading taxes and laundering proceeds; several sportspersons and celebrity endorsers have been or are being questioned. The inquiry comes amid recent central legislation banning real-money online gaming and government efforts that have blocked numerous betting platforms, with market estimates indicating tens of millions of users and a large, rapidly growing domestic online betting market.