The police also recovered cash of Rs. 41 lakh, three mobile phones and a diary as well.
The previous arrests were made after the police came to know of bets being placed on the match between Gujarat Lions and Delhi Daredevils.
Two people were arrested from a room on the 17th floor of the city's only five-star hotel, which is located near to the stadium.
Three people, including Shah, were arrested on Thursday on charges of betting in an IPL match in Kanpur between Gujarat Lions and Delhi Daredevils.
The money-spinning IPL, the world's most popular domestic cricket league, has been plagued by controversies since its inception in 2008.
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The bookies, who were under the constant watch of the BCCI Anti-Corruption Unit, were in the same hotel, where the team players were also residing. It seems that the match fixing fiasco has returned to haunt IPL this year.
"The Anti-Corruption Unit of the BCCI has been tracing activities of certain individuals, as a result of which three suspects were arrested in Kanpur on Thursday", a BCCI statement said.
Meanwhile, the BCCI said the arrests led police to "foil the alleged betting attempts of the accused". They have been identified as Nayan Shah, a native of Maharashtra, Vikas Kumar from Pukhrayan adjoining Kanpur Dehat district and Ramesh Kumar, who worked as a sub-contractor (IPL), Senior Superintendent of Police, Kanpur, Akash Kulhari said. After good number of players from Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) were accused of having involved in fixing, both the franchises were debarred from the tournament.
The 2013 scandal saw S Sreesanth, a former India global bowler, being banned for life along with teammates Ankit Chavan and Ajit Chandila for involvement in the spot-fixing and betting scandals.
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