Sikkim, May 17 (ANI): Sikkim has become the first state in the country to legalise online sports betting. The government has provided three companies with licences to set up establishments for the purpose. Cricket legend Kapil Dev inaugurated the country's first online sports betting centre at MG Road in Sikkim's capital city Gangtok. Tourists visiting the state from West Bengal are the company's primary target market. The state government has issued the licences to Golden Gaming International Private Limited and two other companies on the condition that betting activities be permitted within the state only through an intranet connection. The online gaming and betting activities were launched as per legislations passed by the state government under the Sikkim Online Gaming (Regulation) Act 2008.