Casino on Mobile Phone, Multiple Cycles in Surveillance

Clubs in the capital have been closed for more than two years, but the style has changed

There is a lot of online gambling going on in various mobile phone apps. And the money of these online mobile casinos is transacted through different types of mobile banking. Apart from this, gambling money goes through various means in the hands of the main conspirator stationed outside the country. Those are still out of reach. That is what the detective police said. The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) is conducting the operation through regular cyber monitoring along with the detective police.

Several members of the gambling ring have been arrested in various apps in a recent raid by the detective police in the capital. Besides, about a dozen gamblers are under surveillance, sources said.

According to intelligence sources, many people have lost their jobs due to the Corona epidemic and are gambling online on their mobile phones. In addition, a large number of people who once gambled in various clubs in the capital are also leaning towards this online gambling. A variety of apps, including NineWickets.com, Skyfair, and Bet365, are popular with gamblers. Sources said that in this case, the gambler first registers with his own email ID. Then you can take part in online gambling from any part of the country.

According to the source, the gamblers have changed the type of gambling after the casino incident. According to information provided by several gamblers who were recently arrested, there are online gambling networks across the country. This online app is now popular among gamblers at the country's Upazila level. Where students of different ages are starting. This gambling event focuses on various international matches including BPL, IPL and cricket. According to intelligence sources, the gang is controlled by the main planner who is out of the country. The super admin first buys this app with money and builds a big network in phases. Some of them are super, some are master agents. There are also local agents. In this case, newcomers write posts to the effect that they need an ID through social media. 

Later, the main control of gambling is in the hands of the person who is in charge, that is, if the admin determines an agent, the gambling session starts by opening the ID through him. The condition is that he cannot play outside the specific agent. Then the ID will be rejected. In the case of these gambles, PBU (Per Betting Unit) is required as a coin or rating. Each unit costs between one and two hundred rupees. At the end of the registration, you have to pay the local agent. From there the money goes to their master agent. In the next step, through the agent, the money goes to the mastermind or admin stationed abroad. 

According to intelligence sources, most of the users of the online app are in their 30s. Much like the multi-purpose or MLM business, the core of the cycle basically creates agents within themselves. All these agents again form the sub-agent cycle. Has its own shareholders. The points or ratings in the mobile app are sometimes transacted in any currency starting from dollars, pounds, development, field, especially cash. According to the rating, the sub-agent buys from the original agent for a certain amount of money. Thus, the detective police have found many branches and circles.

In this regard, HM Azimul Haque, Deputy Commissioner, DB Ramna Division, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), told media that more than one ring has already been found in the information provided by the arrested members of the online gambling ring. They are all under surveillance. The official also said that the operation of the detective police to stop online gambling is continuing.