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Lahore declared capital of live illegal cricket betting | Lahore has been declared the one Pakistani city where illegal betting has virtually become an industry insofar
as the game of cricket is concerned. Hundreds of millions of pounds are bet on
cricket every week, with illegal wagers in alone topping 1.5 million pounds a
day. The game's exposure to massive Asian TV markets has made it a prime target
for corruption. According to a News of The World report, in Lahore this week,
a crackdown on 1,150 illegal gambling dens revealed the lure of live cricket betting.
Underground wagers in Lahore have spiralled out of control. Criminal overlords
enjoy vast profits from backroom gaming parlours dealing in games like Kamsae,
popularly known as craps, and international horse races. But this shadowy tribe
really exists for the enormous gold rush sparked by transactions rapidly multiplying
during international cricket matches. A network of bookies masquerading as guesthouses,
hotels, newsagents or mobile phone shops where they are connected to worldwide
markets online takes the largest punts -laced by powerful figures in Asian society.
Bookies watch billions of rupees roll in during lucrative one-day internationals. |
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