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Janmashtami
Gujarat's gilded gambling
Golden playing cards become a Janmashtami fad in Gujarat
Manish Singh Rathore, TNN | Aug 27, 2013
AHMEDABAD: For many Gujaratis, Janmashtami not only offers a holiday and a time of worship but also provides an unofficial licence to gamble! Entire Gujarati families play card games like rummy and teen patti in the run up to the festival.
This year, however, the affluent have started flashing gold and silver-plated cards. Some of them are even playing the game with cards made of pure silver!
Gold or silver playing cards are a common sight in places like Las Vegas but the trend is catching up in Gujarat, say jewellers who are doing a brisk business.
"In the last few days, over 2,000 packs of gold and silver playing cards have been sold in Ahmedabad. The price ranges from Rs 1,000 to Rs 15,000 per pack. The demand for such playing cards is high ahead of Janmashtami," said Nayan Bhagat, who deals in wholesale of gold and silver playing cards. While most of these cards are imported from Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia, there are firms that manufacture it locally.
"I have supplied golden and silver card packs to a number of local jewellers. Apart from this, we are witnessing a high demand online as well," added Bhagat. Usually, such cards are used when the bets are higher than Rs 100,000.
Shanti Patel, president of Ahmedabad Jewellers Association, says that apart from Janmashtami, many people buy silver and gold cards for adding to their collection and gifting also.
