"Chinese Authorities Come Down Hard On Internet Gambling"

More than 1300 were held by law enforcement agencies in Shanghai, China for involvement in Internet gambling. This was card out as a part of China’s current ongoing efforts to stop the turned of growing involvement in online gambling. Included in the raid were private homes as well as net cafes, nightclubs and other locales believed by Chinese authorities to be involved in Internet gambling.

This follows an earlier raid on Internet gambling operators in China which occurred during the month of January, when six hundred people alleged to be involved in online gambling were arrested. At that time CNY23m, about 1.5m pounds sterling, were seized. In addition to this, almost 220 people were arrested resulting from a series of raids on a concealed Internet-based gambling company. Chinese officials claim that the enterprise is based in Taiwan and that it has been tied to known Chinese criminals for almost a year. Of those arrested in the most recent raid, two out of the 1300 are listed on China’s “most-wanted” list and known to have links to illegal online gambling businesses.