Enforcing Online Gambling Laws in China

The Chinese government does its best to be responsible to its people by keeping unscrupulous criminals off the streets.

However, the twenty first century is presenting a new crop of criminals who have discovered the criminal side of the internet. The government is legislating to keep its citizens safe from the internet criminals. The most vulnerable can be so easily convinced with fake emails and promises of riches.

Now Chinese officials are getting down to business when it comes to enforcing the current online gambling laws in the massive country. The Chief of Police of Xianning City announced that his officers recently just put the stop to six major gambling operations. It is thought that these raids put a real dent into the illegal betting operation. The police raids are expected to lead to 27 arrests and the confiscation of almost a $100 million. The head of the Public Security Bureau in Xianning City said that the raids were the result of a year-long investigation. The gambling habits of tens of thousands of players in online casinos were examined.

Gong Dao'an, the police chief, said the gangs operating the Internet gaming sites had taken in over $7 billion since 2004. A police administrator was quoted, “Most of the gambling funds have flowed to overseas gambling groups through underground money laundering channels,” The money seized represented what was left in domestic bank accounts, but the majority had left the country.

The police chief also said the gambling operations included sports betting, horse racing, and card games, and that the gangs running the sites gave credit to players at very high rates. He is called on foreign authorities to look for the money offshore, adding that seven of the leaders of the gambling operations are also being sought by Interpol. If apprehended, the operators face prison terms of only three to ten years, little to deter potential violators from further gambling operations.

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