Sports bettors in Bangladesh face swift justice from new courts tasked with reducing illegal gambling at sports events.

On Sunday, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) CEO Nizamuddin Chowdhury announced that special courts would be set up at venues hosting this month’s tri-nation series with Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe. The courts intend to “instantly” punish anyone in the stadiums who is caught betting on the cricket action.

Describing betting as “a public nuisance,” Chowdhury noted that 77 spectators – 12 of them foreigners – had been ejected from last year’s Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Twenty20 tournament after being caught wagering on the event via their mobile phones.

While the new special courts will make their debut at the tri-nation series, they will remain in place during the Sri Lankan team’s tour of the country that follows the series. Depending on their success in curbing unauthorized gambling activity, the courts could become permanent fixtures at Bangladeshi sports events.