A Pune-based company has opened a poker club in Mumbai, located on India’s west coast.
Located in the upmarket Linking Road area of Santacruz, the poker club is managed by the New World of Sports Club Limited (NWOS), reported GLaws.in. The company is co-founded by Pune-based businessman Allen Bansode, Rishi Nagpal and Suraj Kusalkar.
According to GLaws.in’s Jay Sayta, the company “claims to have secured the necessary permissions and licenses from the police for running a licensed card room for the skill-based game of poker in the city.”
The Mumbai poker club is a members’ only club that conducts daily games and tournaments for its clients, according to the report. Managed by Poker Stuff India CEO Chetan Jain, the poker room is situated in a 2,000-plus square feet location and has over six poker tables.