140 Arrests For Chinese Illegal Online Gambling

Thursday April 30,2015 :  CHINESE AUTHORITIES REPORT 140 ARRESTS IN LATEST CLAMPDOWN

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The Chinese Ministry of Public Security reported the detention of over 140 people since a crackdown began in March on illegal gambling.

1980 cases were opened along with raids on 120 gangs, Xinhua News Agency reported.  Among those were cross-border gambling websites “run by overseas casinos”.

Three online gambling gangs from the Hainan, Jiangxi and Hebei provinces were allegedly busted, netting over 140 suspects and around US$ 817,000.