{"id":777003228,"date":"2023-03-13T13:13:06","date_gmt":"2023-03-13T16:13:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777003228"},"modified":"2026-04-22T23:51:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T02:51:19","slug":"india-25-arrested-in-maharashtra-in-connection-with-illegal-gambling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/india-25-arrested-in-maharashtra-in-connection-with-illegal-gambling","title":{"rendered":"India: 25 arrested in Maharashtra\u00a0in connection with illegal gambling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Police raided six venues in Kolhapur and seized material worth Rs 2 lakh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>India.- The<strong> Local Crime Branch of Kolhapur police<\/strong> had arrested 25 people in raids on six locations in the city of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. Officers seized material worth Rs 2 lakh.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the Times of India, the locations were in New Shahupuri, Laxmipuri, Raviwar Peth, Tinbatti Chowk, and Shahu Nagar areas.&nbsp;The seized items include cash worth Rs 84,000, 19 mobile handsets and three two-wheelers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police say that a shop in New Shahupuri was being used for gambling and will have its licence cancelled. Inspector Mahadev Waghmode said&nbsp;cases have been registered against 33 people for illegal gambling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>See also:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/tamil-nadu-to-reintroduce-bill-to-ban-online-gambling\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tamil Nadu to reintroduce bill to ban online gambling<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police raided six venues in Kolhapur and seized material worth Rs 2 lakh.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":16308,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Law enforcement in Kolhapur, Maharashtra, conducted raids on six premises, apprehending 25 individuals and seizing assets valued at Rs 2 lakh in connection with illegal gambling operations. This action underscores ongoing regulatory scrutiny and enforcement challenges within India's nascent and complex gaming landscape.","focusai_entities":"Local Crime Branch of Kolhapur police, Mahadev Waghmode","focusai_location":"India, Kolhapur, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu","focusai_target_profile":"regulator (0.9), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.75), payments_fraud_aml (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.85)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"India's Regulatory Enforcement","query":"What are the broader implications of such localized enforcement actions on the potential for a regulated iGaming market in India, particularly given the mention of Tamil Nadu's online gambling ban efforts?"},{"label":"Impact on Licensed Operators","query":"How do persistent illegal gambling operations in regions like Kolhapur affect the market entry strategies and operational viability for prospective licensed iGaming operators in India, impacting their GGR projections and B2C licensing considerations?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[439,16334],"tags":[23911],"class_list":["post-777003228","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-legal-news","category-south-asia-news","tag-gambling-regulation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777003228","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=777003228"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777003228\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777003269,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777003228\/revisions\/777003269"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16308"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777003228"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777003228"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777003228"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}