Police busted a gambling racket operating at Dhanginacha village under the Biramitrapur police station in Sundargarh district on Monday.
The cops also arrested a dozen gamblers and seized Rs 1, 23,770 cash, 11 mobile phones, three motorcycles and 17 packs of playing cards from their possession.
The arrestees were identified as Balku Sahoo, Tulian Lugun, Ramesh Sahoo, Rajesh Sahoo, Kalakanhu Kumar and Rajesh Mahto of Biramitrapur and Saiman Kujur, Nitish Sahoo, Nawal Jaiswal Shiv Prasad Ray of Raiboga.
Acting on a tipoff, a team of Biramitrapur police led by SDPO Nibedita Soren raided the gambling den.
All the accused have been booked under sections 269/270/34 of IPC and 3 of Orissa Prevention of Gambling (OPG) Act.