{"id":777008763,"date":"2023-08-29T06:33:16","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T09:33:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777008763"},"modified":"2026-04-22T18:37:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T21:37:30","slug":"india-11-arrested-for-alleged-illegal-gambling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/india-11-arrested-for-alleged-illegal-gambling","title":{"rendered":"India: 11 arrested for alleged illegal gambling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Police conducted a raid at a hotel in Navi Mumbai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">India.- Police have arrested 11 people allegedly involved in illegal gambling after raiding a hotel in Turbhe, Navi Mumbai. Seven people were allegedly participating in the card game teen-patti while three others provided drinks. Officers confiscated Rs 1,05,230 from those arrested and Rs 70,000 found on the table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First information reports (FIR) have been registered against those arrested under the Maharashtra Prevention of Gambling Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>See also:&nbsp;<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/india-4-arrested-in-connection-with-mahadev-book-gambling-app-case\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">India: 4 arrested in connection with Mahadev Book gambling app case<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police conducted a raid at a hotel in Navi Mumbai.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Police in Navi Mumbai, India, conducted a raid on an illegal gambling operation, leading to 11 arrests and the confiscation of over Rs 1.75 lakh. The individuals face charges under the Maharashtra Prevention of Gambling Act, underscoring ongoing enforcement against illicit gaming activities in the region.","focusai_entities":"","focusai_location":"India, Navi Mumbai, Turbhe","focusai_target_profile":"regulator (0.9), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.7), payments_fraud_aml (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.8)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"India Gambling Enforcement","query":"What are the broader implications of such localized enforcement actions on the potential for regulated iGaming market development in India, particularly concerning the consistency and scope of the Maharashtra Prevention of Gambling Act?"},{"label":"Illicit Market Impact","query":"How do frequent raids on illegal gambling operations, such as this one in Navi Mumbai, influence the overall size and operational resilience of the illicit gambling market in India, and what are the long-term economic and social costs?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[439,16334],"tags":[23911],"class_list":["post-777008763","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-legal-news","category-south-asia-news","tag-gambling-regulation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777008763","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=777008763"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777008763\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777008779,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777008763\/revisions\/777008779"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777008763"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777008763"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777008763"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}