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Hindustan Times
3 days ago
- Sport
- Hindustan Times
Ludhiana: Haibowal man held for IPL betting; ₹1.04 lakh, 10 phones & laptop seized
Haibowal police have arrested a man for running an illegal IPL betting racket from his home in Santosh Nagar during the ongoing Indian Premier League season. Acting on a tip-off, police raided the residence on Tuesday night and seized ₹1.04 lakh in cash, 10 mobile phones, and a laptop used for recording bets. The accused, identified as Sahil Malhotra, was caught accepting bets during the IPL match between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG). Assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Jaspal Singh, who is investigating the case, said Malhotra operated the betting racket using multiple mobile phones to communicate with clients and maintained detailed records of bets on his laptop. Police have booked Malhotra under Sections 297, 318(4), 13A, 3, and 67 of the Gambling Act. Further investigation is underway to trace others possibly involved in the network.
Time of India
22-05-2025
- Time of India
Six held for operating online betting ring during IPL
Indore: Six persons were arrested for allegedly operating an online betting racket during the IPL cricket match in Indore. Acting on specific intelligence, the police searched a flat located in Khatiwala Tank area. The accused were caught accepting bets on IPL match on Wednesday using laptops and mobile phones. Ajay Yadav (24), Raviraj Chauhan (20), Lokendra Yadav (20), Shakti Raj Tomar (22), Lucky Singh Chauhan (25), and Prem Sagar (20) were arrested. All the accused are from different districts of MP and Rajasthan, and were residing at the same flat in Indore. Juni Indore police station in-charge Anil Gupta said that the operation led to the seizure of five laptops, 17 mobile phones and detailed records of transactions estimated between Rs 5 lakh and Rs 6 lakh. According to the police, preliminary probe suggest that these devices were used to facilitate online betting during IPL matches, and account statements reflecting large transactions were found. The suspects were booked under various sections of the Gambling Act, and further investigation is underway. TNN
NZ Herald
15-05-2025
- Business
- NZ Herald
Liquor breaches cost new Welcome Bay Pool Hall pokie machines licence
Dhaliwal told the Bay of Plenty Times he reopened the bar as an alcohol-free pool hall two weeks ago. It had 12 full-sized pool tables and offered basic food such as chicken nuggets and hot chips. When it was a tavern, the business had 18 pokie machines, owned by Akarana Community Trust. An application was made to gambling sector regulator, the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA), to amend the gambling licence to allow the pool hall to continue operating pokies. Dhaliwal said he learned on Monday this was unsuccessful. For pubs and clubs to hold a licence, they must show that the venue's main use is something other than gambling. Dhaliwal said he did not intend to try to appeal the DIA's decision. He planned to open the pool hall once a week on a Thursday, and perhaps one other day, to help 'keep some income' coming in. 'We're just trying to save the business and the jobs of two staff working in the pool hall. There is considerable cost in closing down and winding up a business.' He said if the pool hall profits failed to meet the venue's operating costs, they may close the doors, sell off chattels and wind up the business. Vicki Scott, DIA's director of gambling regulatory services, said to hold a class 4 gambling licence, a venue must show that its main use is something suitable other than gambling. Without a liquor licence, the tavern 'could no longer meet that requirement'. Scott said the department was 'not satisfied' the proposed new venue met the requirements of the Gambling Act. 'Nor was it satisfied that the individuals involved in the gambling operation were suitable, given the breaches that led to the loss of the liquor licence.' She said the pokie machines had not been played for more than 28 days, meaning the licence was 'automatically surrendered'. This could not be appealed. 'Akarana Community Trust applied to DIA just two working days before the original 28-day deadline and were given an extra month's inactivity to allow us to make a full and fair assessment of its application.' A new licence application for the venue to operate gaming machines could be made 'at any time'. Akarana Community Trust spokesman Janu Singh said the trust 'never intended' to operate the original 18 gaming machines at the pool hall, but had proposed to keep two machines running during pool competitions. Singh said the DIA was concerned about the risk of minors having access to these machines and Akarana intended to address this by making the entire venue R18. Singh said the DIA had issued a 'proposed decision' 16 minutes before the licence was deemed to be surrendered. In his opinion: 'Akarana has had insufficient time to respond and address the department's concerns, and the right to host gaming machines at the venue is not lost. 'Having the ability to play a gaming machine in an alcohol-free environment should be seen as a positive, not a negative.' Problem Gambling Foundation spokeswoman Andree Froude said she had earlier raised concerns with DIA if the licensee was allowed to retain its gaming licence give breaches of alcohol host responsibilities. Froude said she was 'thrilled' by the DIA decision as it sent a clear message to all licensees.
Hans India
12-05-2025
- Hans India
Gurugram: Eight arrested for illegal drugs and gambling
Gurugram Police have arrested eight accused in different cases along with illegal drugs, and under the Gambling Act, police said. An official said that, on the intervening night of May 11 and 12, while taking action against those possessing/selling illegal drugs, they successfully nabbed four accused with illegal drugs from different places. The police team of Crime Branch Sikanderpur Gurugram arrested a person, Jitender, alias Jeetu, resident of Dholpur (Rajasthan), from Laxman Vihar, Gurugram, with 1 kg 240 grams of illegal ganja. The official said that they arrested a person, Kamlesh alias Popat of Siwan (Bihar), from Khandsa, Gurugram, with 1 kg 980 grams of illegal ganja. The police team of Crime Branch Sector-39, arrested a person, Sushant Parmar of Palam Vihar, Gurugram, from Sector-23, with 3 kg 50 grams of illegal ganja and 1 scooter. The official of the Crime Branch of Farrukhnagar said that they arrested a person, Gaurav, a resident of Farrukhnagar, Gurugram, from Sultanpur Farrukhnagar Road under the KMP flyover with 22 grams of heroin and one bike. "A total of 06 kg 270 grams of illegal ganja, 22 grams of heroin, one scooter, and one bike were recovered from the possession of the above four accused," a spokesperson for the Gurugram Police said. The official said that the police team has also nabbed four accused involved in gambling, and a total cash of Rs 1390 was recovered from their possession. On May 10, a Rajendra Park police station team of the Gurugram Police took action against gamblers and nabbed four accused red-handed from different places. The police team arrested accused Chetan Sharma and Lakshya Gaur, alias Sumit, of Rewari from village Babupur, Gurugram, and accused Himanshu and Naveen, both residents of Rewari, were arrested from near Surat Nagar Phase-1. A total of Rs 1,390 cash was recovered from the possession of the above four accused arrested by the police team. "Two cases were registered against the accused under the relevant sections of the Gambling Act at Police Station Rajendra Park," he added.
Time of India
06-05-2025
- Time of India
Jaipur man arrested for running IPL betting ops in Ratlam
Indore: The Industrial Area police in Ratlam arrested a man for allegedly running an online IPL betting operation. They seized a betting slip accounting for Rs 33 lakh, along with five mobile phones and a Munendra Gautam said that the team received a tip-off about a person operating an online cricket betting racket from a building in Ratlam. Upon reaching the location, the police found the door of the flat open and spotted a man using a mobile phone, with additional phones and a tablet placed beside questioning, he identified himself as Ashish Kukkad, a resident of Pratap Nagar in Jaipur, currently staying in Ratlam. The investigation revealed that Ashish was engaged in placing and managing bets on live IPL matches through a mobile application, with the intent of earning illegal police recovered a slip detailing Rs 33 lakh worth of betting transactions, five mobile phones, a tablet and a pen used in maintaining betting records. Ashish was arrested on the spot and a case was registered against him under section 4(k) of the Gambling Act.
