{"id":32755,"date":"2022-08-18T03:59:57","date_gmt":"2022-08-18T06:59:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=32755"},"modified":"2026-04-23T05:46:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T08:46:02","slug":"india-13-arrested-in-police-operation-against-illegal-gambling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/india-13-arrested-in-police-operation-against-illegal-gambling","title":{"rendered":"India: 13 arrested in police operation against illegal gambling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Police in Bengaluru claim that those arrested were running andar bahar games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

India.- The Bengaluru City Crime Branch (CCB) yesterday (Wednesday) arrested 13 people<\/strong> in an operation against a suspected illegal gambling business. Police seized over Rs 1 lakh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the Hindustan Times, those arrested were allegedly offering andar bahar, a game of chance played with a standard deck of cards. The objective is to predict which of two boxes. ‘andar’ or ‘bahar’ wins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A few days ago,\u00a0police in Aurangabad arrested 32 people<\/a>\u00a0in a raid on an alleged illegal gambling operation located in the basement of a hotel. Police seized gambling materials, cash, mobile phones and other items worth Rs 3.10 lakh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Lokmat Times, the gambling operation was being led by a police officer who had been suspended from duty after he was found gambling in a building adjacent to the police commissioner\u2019s office. He is alleged to have opened the operation after being suspended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To date, apart from the Supreme Court\u2019s precedent on skill-based gambling, there is no federal statute to govern India\u2019s gambling industry, with each state taking its own stance on the issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

GST Council to discuss gambling tax in September<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council has postponed its August meeting on the taxation of gambling to September. The GST Council is considering the introduction of a Goods and Services Tax (GST) of 28 per cent<\/a> for online gaming, racecourses, and casinos, but has delayed its meeting to allow a group of ministers (GoM) to complete and submit its report on the matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another GoM, which is tasked with making recommendations on the establishment of GST tribunals in each state, also needs more time to complete its report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Casinos, horse racing and online non-gambling games currently pay 18 per cent of the cash collected per game. The proposed 28 per cent rate would apply to online games involving wagering or gambling.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Police in Bengaluru claim that those arrested were running andar bahar games.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":25617,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Indian authorities in Bengaluru and Aurangabad have conducted raids, arresting individuals involved in alleged illegal gambling operations, highlighting the ongoing challenges with unregulated markets. Concurrently, the GST Council has postponed its September meeting to finalize recommendations on a proposed 28% Goods and Services Tax for online gaming, racecourses, and casinos involving wagering, signaling potential significant shifts in the sector's fiscal landscape.","focusai_entities":"Bengaluru City Crime Branch, Hindustan Times, Lokmat Times, Supreme Court, GST Council, Group of Ministers","focusai_location":"India, Bengaluru, Aurangabad","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.95), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.9), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.75), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"GST Impact on NGR","query":"What is the projected impact of a 28% GST on the Net Gaming Revenue (NGR) and overall profitability for licensed online gaming and casino operators in India, considering current operational costs and player acquisition strategies?"},{"label":"Regulatory Harmonization Outlook","query":"Given the Supreme Court's precedent on skill-based gambling and the absence of a federal statute, what are the prospects for a harmonized national regulatory framework for iGaming in India, beyond taxation, to address market fragmentation and B2B\/B2C licensing complexities?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[439,16333],"tags":[23911],"class_list":["post-32755","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-legal-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-gambling-regulation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32755","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\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32755"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32755\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32766,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32755\/revisions\/32766"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25617"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32755"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32755"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32755"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}