Two cricket betting rackets busted, seven arrested
Delhi police on Friday said they have smashed two rackets allegedly involved in betting on the ongoing India-Sri Lanka One-Day International cricket series and arrested seven persons in this connection.
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- Las Vegas in Nevada owes its success to the mobster Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel who organized gaming and bookmaking operations for The Mob (the Mafia).
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