{"id":777006535,"date":"2023-06-22T09:36:56","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T12:36:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777006535"},"modified":"2026-04-22T20:45:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T23:45:01","slug":"india-29-arrested-for-alleged-illegal-gambling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/india-29-arrested-for-alleged-illegal-gambling","title":{"rendered":"India: 29 arrested for alleged illegal gambling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Delhi Police made arrests in Vikaspuri.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>India.- The Delhi Police says it has <strong>dismantled an illegal gambling operation <\/strong>at a residence in the Vikaspuri area of the capital. Officers arrested 29 people, including the owner of the house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police <strong>seized \u20b98.3 lakh (US$9,960)<\/strong> in cash along with 520 playing cards and tokens of different currency denominations. Those arrested have been charged under the provisions of the Delhi Public Gambling Act, and a case has been registered at the Vikaspuri police station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to NDTV, the premises served as a hub for daily card gambling, with approximately 30 to 40 people participating. People would enter the house through various gates to avoid suspicion, and the premises were equipped with soundproof doors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The use of tokens in different currencies is said to have been designed to minimise potential losses if caught by law enforcement. These tokens would be later exchanged for cash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>See also:&nbsp;<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/india-punjab-police-crack-down-on-illegal-lotteries\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Punjab police crack down on illegal lotteries<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Delhi Police made arrests in Vikaspuri.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":26546,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Delhi Police dismantled an illegal gambling operation in Vikaspuri, India, arresting 29 individuals and seizing approximately US$9,960 in cash and gambling paraphernalia. The premises, equipped with soundproof doors and using tokens to obscure cash transactions, highlight ongoing challenges in combating unregulated gaming activities under the Delhi Public Gambling Act.","focusai_entities":"Delhi Police, NDTV","focusai_location":"India, Delhi, Vikaspuri","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.7), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.7), payments_fraud_aml (0.8), investor_analyst (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Regulatory Enforcement Efficacy","query":"What insights does this enforcement action provide regarding the efficacy of current regulatory frameworks in India to curb illicit gambling operations, particularly concerning the use of obfuscation tactics like currency tokens?"},{"label":"Unregulated Market Leakage","query":"How do persistent, localized illegal gambling operations, such as the one dismantled in Vikaspuri, contribute to the overall leakage of potential GGR from the regulated sector and influence the broader investment thesis for iGaming in India?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[439,16334],"tags":[20326],"class_list":["post-777006535","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-legal-news","category-south-asia-news","tag-illegal-gambling"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777006535","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=777006535"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777006535\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777006551,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777006535\/revisions\/777006551"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26546"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777006535"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777006535"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777006535"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}