BETTING SOUTH AFRICA Youth held for betting in South Africa’s Mzansi Super League 3 years ago Samuel Post Views: 621 A 27-year-old man was arrested from South Delhi for running an online betting racket on the ongoing cricket tournament in South Africa. Police said that his links are being probed with other bookies. Police identified the accused Dishant Malik, who lives with his family in Amar Colony area. “Mzansi Super league cricket match was being played in Port Elizabeth in South Africa and Malik was busy in betting from the area of Rajpur Khurd,” police said. The police staff of Maidan Garhi police station received information regarding betting. “A raid was conducted on the third floor of the building and Malik was arrested red-handed while betting on the league game between Nelson Mandela Bay Giants Vs Durban Heats in Mzansi Super League,” said Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) Parvinder Singh. He further said,” Malik receives bets through phone and then places the same as per the betting rates. The profit is shared between him and the person placing the bet. Till the time of the raid on the day, he had placed 59 bets amounting to Rs 3.36 lakh .” Police said that Malik is currently unemployed and was recently married. “He earns money through online betting only. He has his own trusted clients and generally receives bets from them. He lives with his parents in Amar Colony, who also own a flat at this address in Rajpur Khurd,” – police said. About seven mobile phones including a dabba phone which was being used for receiving rates, two laptops, one register having handwritten details, wi-fi router, calculator, laptop and mobile chargers have been recovered. A case under section 3/4 of the Delhi Public Gambling Act has been registered. Delhi Police data reveals that (till May), as many as 980 cases registered under gambling act whereas last year, nearly 1,391 were reported. The data further revealed as many as 3,347 persons nabbed in 2019. Last year, 5,707 accused were arrested after they were found involved in different types of gambling. Source: millenniumpost.in About Post Author Samuel I am a journalist specializing in gambling in Africa and around the world. I am particularly interested in stories about games and casinos. See author's posts SamuelI am a journalist specializing in gambling in Africa and around the world. I am particularly interested in stories about games and casinos. Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print Tags: betting, cricket, South Africa Continue Reading Previous South Africa’s Tsogo Sun Gaming’s earnings hit by higher finance costsNext SportPesa reconsidering its options in Kenyan gambling market More Stories BETTING KENYA Gambling operators ignore orders to close during the election 2 days ago Iwo Bulski BETTING GHANA Ghana: Gaming Commission Must Regulate Industry 2 days ago Szarlot EXPERTS SOUTH AFRICA BMM South Africa gets licensed to provide compliance testing services in Tanzania 2 days ago Iwo Bulski BETTING KENYA Kenyans spend over KSh 300b on bets, cigarettes and liquor yearly 2 days ago Szarlot EXPERTS SOUTH AFRICA GLI Africa expands service offering 2 days ago Samuel BETTING NIGERIA All About Cricket Betting 3 days ago Iwo Bulski BETTING KENYA Kenyan government orders all operators to close for election day 3 days ago Iwo Bulski EXPERTS SOUTH AFRICA Illegal slots seized, destroyed in raids 4 days ago Iwo Bulski BETTING KENYA The government should work with the betting industry 2 weeks ago Iwo Bulski BETTING KENYA Eighteen new firms enter booming betting arena 2 weeks ago Iwo Bulski BETTING KENYA Tanzania joins Kenya, Uganda tax squeeze on gamblers’ winnings 2 weeks ago Iwo Bulski ONLINE SOUTH AFRICA Africa Records a High Number of Gamers 2 weeks ago Iwo Bulski Leave a Reply Cancel replyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment * Name * Email * Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.