If it was up to the general public, legal casinos wouldn’t come to Bangladesh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Bangladesh.- A new Research International poll found that 97% of respondents supported the government\u2019s casino crackdown. The poll also found that 83% of respondents oppose the legalisation of casinos in Bangladesh. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Authorities continue to pursue their\ncasino crackdown, which began last month with raids on dozens of illegal gambling operations,\nmostly in the capital Dhaka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This week, the nation\u2019s Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) announced that it had identified at least 20 individuals suspected of\u00a0deriving significant wealth from illegal gambling operations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
ACC chairman Iqbal Mahmud said that \u201cno one will get exemption\u201d<\/em> from prosecution, regardless of their political affiliation or position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The crackdown has already claimed some high-profile political scalps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As a result, this weekend saw the arrest of Ismail Chowdhury Samrat, president of the Dhaka South Jubo League, along with vice-president Enamul Hoque Arman for being at the top of the illegal casino food chain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Also, last week, they have arrested Salim Prodhan while trying to board a flight to Bangkok. He was denied bail and sentenced to six months in jail. Allegedly, he operated online gambling businesses known as P24 Gaming and T21.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some members of the government proposed setting up four designated casino zones for foreign passport holders to gamble, while other government officials have stated that such an idea would be an affront to the nation\u2019s religious sensibilities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" If it was up to the general public, legal casinos wouldn’t come to Bangladesh.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":133,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"The Bangladeshi government's ongoing crackdown on illegal gambling operations is strongly supported by the public, with a recent poll indicating 83% opposition to casino legalization. This enforcement action has led to high-profile arrests, including individuals linked to illicit online gambling. While proposals for designated casino zones for foreign passport holders exist, significant internal governmental and religious opposition underscores the formidable regulatory and social barriers to establishing a legitimate iGaming or land-based casino market in Bangladesh.","focusai_entities":"Research International, Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), Iqbal Mahmud, Ismail Chowdhury Samrat, Dhaka South Jubo League, Enamul Hoque Arman, Salim Prodhan, P24 Gaming, T21","focusai_location":"Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangkok","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.9), payments_fraud_aml (0.8), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (1.0)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Regulatory Framework Impact","query":"What specific governance frameworks or legislative changes are being considered by the Bangladeshi government to address the identified gaps that allowed widespread illegal gambling operations?"},{"label":"Market Entry Feasibility","query":"Given the overwhelming public opposition and ongoing crackdown, what is the long-term feasibility for a regulated iGaming or land-based casino market in Bangladesh, even for foreign passport holders?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[160,154,16334],"tags":[234,29,228],"class_list":["post-150","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-asia-pacific","category-legislation-news","category-south-asia-news","tag-betting","tag-casino","tag-illegal"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/150","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/133"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=150"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/150\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21366,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/150\/revisions\/21366"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=150"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=150"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=150"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}