"satta matka" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi सट्टा मटका (saṭṭā maṭkā, “gambling pot”), cf. English matka. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|hi|सट्टा मटका|gloss=gambling pot}} Borrowed from Hindi सट्टा मटका (saṭṭā maṭkā, “gambling pot”), {{cog|en|matka}} English matka Head templates: {{en-proper noun|nolinkhead=1}} satta matka
  1. (in India) an illegal form of lottery, which originally involved betting on the opening and closing rates of cotton transmitted from the New York Cotton Exchange, but now makes use of random numbers Wikipedia link: en:Matka gambling Synonyms: matka
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