With the shifting of the second leg of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) to Lahore, bookies and gamblers have also tighten their belts, while the police are on alert to catch if someone is involved in gambling on the matches. The senior superintendent of police (SSP) operations, Lahore, says that teams have been formed to catch the culprits. He said the rate of betting on the Multan Sultans was 1-1.54. In the PSL this year, the bookies from Lahore alone are betting an estimated Rs20 to 25 billion per match. When contacted, SSP Operations, Lahore, Mustansar Feroze said that the police continued to take action against bookmakers and bookies and also conducted operations against them on the basis of information.

Source: The Express Tribune February 10, 2022 09:22 UTC