The Brahmapur police busted a gambling racket and arrested as many as 15 persons from the city on Thursday night.
Acting on a tipoff, a team headed by the Town Police IIC raided the gambling den at Bhimaraopeta Sahi and caught 15 gamblers red-handed.
The cops seized Rs 7, 68,710 cash, 16 mobile phones, one plastic mat, 104 playing cards and five motorcycles from possession of the gamblers, police said.
The arrested persons would be forwarded to court, said Brahmapur SP Pinak Mishra.
Earlier on October 5, the city police had busted a gambling racket with arrest of 25 gamblers. This is the second crackdown in a week on gambling dens being operational in the area.