Officials from the Central Goods and Services Tax (GST) have recently taken cognisance of the Mahalaxmi Racecourse cheating and gambling case registered last year at Tardeo police station.

A senior official from GST told mid-day that the statements of all 18 bookmakers, mostly high-profile residents of south Mumbai and Pune, are being recorded in 'their suspected connection of estimated evasion of duty of around R500 crore' under the banner of Royal Western India Turf Club Ltd (RWITCL).