Mumbai police have raided a poker club in an upmarket part of Mumbai, and Match Indian Poker League (MIPL) chief Raj Kundra believes the International Federation of Match Poker (IFMP) will host a World Cup commanding a $6-$8m prize pool within three years.

25 people in a room playing cards.

It’s not exactly a terrifying notion is it?

And yet, in some parts of the world, police officers are so bored they have nothing better to do that hammer down doors keen to introduce poker players to Mr Smith and Mr Wesson.