Welcome to Ghas Mandi: Asia’s largest gambling den

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Gambling, though legally banned in Pakistan, continues to make its way in the under currents of the society as an aberration. Still every now and then, the newspapers carry a news item in which police had busted a den of gamblers or something like it. But what most of us Pakistanis have been unaware of is quite baffling. Pakistan supposedly hosts Asia’s largest gambling den in the Ghas Mandi area, situated in Karachi, where more than 5,000 gamblers are running their businesses under the shelter of high-ups of the law enforcement agencies and the government.
Sri Lanka hosts the second biggest gambling point where six to seven different games are played but Ghas Mandi has a lead on it as it offers almost 11 games being played in various formations.
A gambler can play Chakri, Naal Wali Chakri, Rolat, Chaka, and other games at Ghas Mandi. There are eight Chakri, four Chakay, two Rolat and 30 books of different games of South Africa that are being run in this area. More than 200 bookies are running their books for cricket matches in this area.
Gamblers in the area living in rented houses and flats that cost them almost five times higher than standard rates. “A flat or house normally costs 5,000 to 8,000 rupees per month in rent while gamblers in the area are paying more than 20,000 rupees per month whereas several gamblers have also purchased their own property here,” said sources.
Government officials and law enforcers are generating hundreds of millions of rupees from the gamblers in Karachi. This area is a golden goose the high-ups in the law enforcement agencies take heavy bribes from this area to keep silent and provide protection. “Ghas Mandi area alone provides 250 million rupees per month to Sub Inspector of the area, named Waseem, while different criminal groups with links to political parties of the city generate anywhere between 10-100 million per month from this area,” sources said. “SI Waseem has close links with the high-ups of the police and home department and delivers bribes to the officials,” said a gambler. Sources at police department claim that this sub inspector has great influence and has his fingers in many pies. “One can guess the level of influence he enjoys by the fact that he is directly involved in posting of the SHOs in all of the police stations in Karachi,” said sources in police department.
The local police station of Ghas Mandi area does not poke its nose in this business as Waseem has instructed them to keep away from them.
Police sources also said that Waseem was a controversial person as he was very close to the high-ups.
Two years ago, his wife and nephew were killed while he survived in an attack by unknown persons. Waseem claimed the incident as an attack on him but sources said that it’s a controversial issue and the inquiry of the case had been halted on the instruction of police high-ups, sources said.

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23 COMMENTS

  1. Who says gambling is banned in Pakistan? the only thing that has happened is that no tax is collected from gambling. In Mush era gambling was patronized by his most powerful bureaucrat Tariq Aziz, who was President of Lahore Race Club and still is its top honcho.

  2. what are the sources of this news?! whats the full name of that sub inspector?! i have a feeling that this news post is fake.

  3. I would like to carry your views forward.
    There is an enormous gambling den in operation in Karachi metropolitan city, in GHAS MANDI AREA adjacent Ramzan Kanta, operating by gambling lords known criminal Ejaz Memon & Wasim (SI Sindh police golden bird for high bureaucrat of police & provincial ministers); they are spreading crime and many social vices,operating high quality international games like.

  4. Roughly the collection of amount of betting in each event is about 5 million rupees with each book maker. So 20 bookmakers in this specific area mention above total collection is round about 100 million a day and there are about 2 events of cricket matches every day around the globe, 1 soccer match every day & 100 events of tennis in a year. The profit ratio is about 10% of each match. So let it calculate 100 million collections in cricket in a day, 100 million collections in soccer in a day, 27 million collection in tennis in a day make total 227 million collection in a day, so the total profit is about 11 million in a day if divided in 20 bookmakers make 0.55 million profit for every bookmaker in a day.

  5. Every bookmaker of sports pays about 500000.00 to 100000.00 rupees a month to the owner of the whole setup called Ghas mandi.

  6. B: Racetrack betting on horses, (SOUTH AFRICA, ENGLAND & FRENCH HORSE RACING), called bookie.
    Tellytrack (DSTV): channel telecasting horse racing of South Africa and England every day one track of South Africa in normal days & two tracks on Friday, Saturday & Sunday total 12 races a day and three to five tracks of England every day 30 races a day. We receive the feeds by decoder, through their agent Mr. Ejaz from Lahore Contacts Cell: 0300-8472904 landlines 042-5764871, 042-5761809, 042-5878803-4, who charge each client 30000.00 rupees & there are 3000 clients of them all over Pakistan & 500 clients in Karachi, who pay about 900000.00 ($105880) he send this valuable foreign exchange of Pakistan to south Africa for this illegal activity.

  7. Come to the point there are 15 bookmakers in the area who operate horse racing betting in different rooms/halls. In every race the total collection of amount is about 200000.00 rupees means (200000*42(Races) =8400000*15(Bookmakers) =126000000). The profit ratio is about 5% total profit 6300000.00 each bookmaker earns about 400000.00 a day.
    Every bookmaker of horse racing is paying 500000.00 to 100000.00 rupees a month to the owner of the whole setup called GHAS MANDI.
    C: Games found at Ghas mandi such as. (Ghori dice game)

  8. It is very tricky game the owner of GHAS MANDI is operating it himself he is earning about 1 million rupees every day from this game.
    D: Games found at Ghas mandi such as. (ROULETTE)
    This is a casino game the owner gave it to the contractor on rental basics Rs: 100000.00, a day although the contractor is earning the same amount from the outcome of this game.

  9. E: Games found at Ghas mandi such as. (CARDS GAME MANGPATA)
    About 50 people play this game every day they pay 1000 rupees per hr, & it is running 24 hrs. The contractor pays to the owner of GHAS MANDI 100000.00 a day.
    F: Games found at Ghas mandi such as. (CARDS FLASH TABLE HIGH LOW)
    There are 1 flash table 3 high low table is on contract basis the contractor pay to the owner of GHAS MANDI 110000.00 a day.
    G: Games found at Ghas mandi such as. (SATTA)
    It is a number game people of low class like rickshaw, taxi bus, truck drivers, pan shopkeeper low income people who are looking to win their dreams is playing it. The contractor pays to the owner of GHAS MANDI 150000.00 a day.

  11. Money Management:The bookmaker all over the Pakistan manage the money transaction through Medina Money Changer situated at I.I.Chundrigar road near behind Habib Bank Plaza, the latest news of the money changer is that the business partners of the Medina M.C loss about Rs:500000000/= in IPL matches. That money was deposited by the bookmakers’ who are after them.

  12. J: Ghas mandi Locality:
    The area of GHAS MANDI is exciting place to visit. The people living there is almost poor, the gambling lords had taken their properties on rental basis paying four time amount then the rental market of rent to them & also help them in weddings & provide employment to male in gambling complex. They also do (Niaz) of about 100 to 200 (Daig) four time in a month, that’ why there is no protest against them of the area residence.

  13. K: Player attraction to Ghas mandi:
    Players visit for different reasons. The main reason is that all over the Karachi gambling operation has been stopped by high authorities of Karachi, notorious dirty business has been shifted in single place. Reason behind is that they can gather a large amount from one place & subordinates of Karachi Police & home Ministry cannot nuisance them. Also they can take glory of stopping gambling business all over the Karachi.
    Player’s take the time to learn the skills needed to play the games with the primary goal of winning money. Some of the players visit the setup for entertainment. Playing the games is an enjoyable experience and the lure of winning money adds to a player's excitement. Some players enjoy the adrenaline rush and experience a high that accompanies the thrill when they risk their money on the games. For some this feeling can be seductive and alluring and some players succumb to the darker side of gambling, addictions.

  14. L: Gambling Addiction.
    Addiction is a compulsive need. What starts as a pleasurable experience turns into an uncontrollable destructive craving. Some people become addicted to alcohol, drugs, sex, and gambling. When the thrill of the game outweighs everything else, the player has crossed over the line from player to addict. Gambling like all addictions can be devastating for the person and his family. According the observation on the internality characters and formula of youth crime in depressed area, the culture lag already become the important social and cultural background of this phenomenon. Gamblers often covet worldly goods. Many want to acquire worldly possessions for which they have not worked, and often destroy their families, taking food from their children's mouths for a chance to strike it rich. The love of money is a root of all sorts of evil. Gambling, and all the other sins associated with it (hatred, crime, divorce, alcoholism, drug addiction, poverty, homelessness, prostitution, suicide, murder, lying, fornication, Health Problems and Higher Suicide Rate Among Gamblers etc, is an evil that results from the love of money. Therefore, gambling is a sin.I my knowledge 6 boys of different area of Karachi who were gambling in GHAS

  15. MANDI lose their money & valuable had done suicide & the owner of GHAS MANDI himself aware about it. Mohammed Tufail 27, was residing in New Karachi, obtain loan from bank & loss all the money in ghas mandi committed suicide his family is aware about it.
    M: How to catch the video evidence:
    I attempt so many times to get some videos of the entire setup but the iPod or mobile phone videos are not so good & I don’t have small video camera, but yours camera men can do it every body can go in the area without difficulty.

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  19. but i am see this club and hs owner and u belive he is best man and i am see this man in manora yousuf shah gazi i sware this is heart clean man plz dont use loos woord ok this club is owner is best man

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