{"id":777014239,"date":"2024-03-25T08:35:08","date_gmt":"2024-03-25T11:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777014239"},"modified":"2026-04-22T11:44:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T14:44:58","slug":"indian-police-make-arrests-for-cricket-betting-in-ludhiana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/indian-police-make-arrests-for-cricket-betting-in-ludhiana","title":{"rendered":"Indian police make arrests for cricket betting in Ludhiana"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>An alleged bookie was taking bets on Indian Premier League (IPL) matches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>India.- Police in Ludhiana, Punjab, have arrested a man named Rahul Goyal, from Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar, for allegedly taking bets on Indian Premier League (IPL) matches. Officers confiscated a laptop, five mobile phones and \u20b95,000 in cash. Two other men, Saifi Goyal, also known as Shanty, from Punjab Mata Nagar, and Rajesh Bahal from Chhabra Colony, are wanted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sub-inspector Gurpreet Singh said the raid was executed following a tip-off. He said t<strong>he mobile phone numbers had been obtained using forged documents<\/strong>. A case has been filed under various sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Gambling Act at Dugri police station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A report by the Think Change Forum (TCF) has estimated that&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/india-loses-us48-8bn-annually-to-illegal-betting-and-gambling-sites\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">tax authorities in India are losing Rs 3.9 lakh crore (US$48.8bn) annually<\/a>&nbsp;to illegal betting and gambling websites. The report suggests the illegal offshore betting market is now valued at approximately Rs 8.2 lakh crore, with an annual growth rate of 30 per cent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An alleged bookie was taking bets on Indian Premier League (IPL) matches.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":17582,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"This article details the arrest of an alleged bookie in Ludhiana, India, for facilitating illegal wagers on Indian Premier League matches, highlighting ongoing enforcement efforts against illicit gambling operations. Concurrently, a Think Change Forum report underscores the significant economic impact of the unregulated market, estimating annual tax revenue losses of US$48.8 billion and valuing the illegal offshore betting sector at Rs 8.2 lakh crore with a 30% annual growth rate.","focusai_entities":"Rahul Goyal, Saifi Goyal, Shanty, Rajesh Bahal, Gurpreet Singh, Think Change Forum, TCF","focusai_location":"India, Ludhiana, Punjab, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab Mata Nagar, Chhabra Colony, Dugri","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.8), payments_fraud_aml (0.8), investor_analyst (0.9), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"India's Regulatory Outlook","query":"What specific legislative or policy initiatives are being considered by Indian authorities to transition the substantial illegal betting market into a regulated iGaming framework, and what is the projected timeline for such developments?"},{"label":"Impact on Licensed Operators","query":"How does the estimated US$48.8 billion in annual tax losses from illegal betting influence the market entry strategies and projected profitability for international iGaming operators considering a future regulated Indian market?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[439,16333],"tags":[233],"class_list":["post-777014239","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-legal-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-sports-betting"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777014239","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=777014239"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777014239\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777014257,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777014239\/revisions\/777014257"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17582"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777014239"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777014239"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777014239"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}