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Many arrested in gambling crackdown in Turkey

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June 5, 2018

Niji Narayan

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In an unprecedented nation-wide crack-down of gambling activities in the Turkey, the National Police have raided thousands of businesses and arrested 80 people.

In coordinated searches, about 8000 policemen inspected coffeehouses and similar venues where they suspected gambling activities were taking place, and closed down 36 businesses.

Police also closed down 36 businesses where the parlours were located and issued fines. Gambling was banned in Turkey in 1998 but illegal gambling houses survive to this day.

Source: DailySabah

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Niji Narayan

Niji Narayan has been in the writing industry for well over a decade or so. He prides himself as one of the few survivors left in the world who have actually mastered the impossible art of copy editing. Niji graduated in Physics and obtained his Master’s degree in Communication and Journalism. He has always interested in sports writing and travel writing. He has written for numerous websites and his in-depth analytical articles top sports magazines like Cricket Today and Sports Today. He reports gaming industry headlines from all around the globe.