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China warns citizens in Singapore to stay away from gambling

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's embassy in Singapore on Monday urged its citizens in the city-state to stay away from all forms of betting, saying gambling overseas violates Chinese laws. The warning comes as Beijing intensifies its efforts to crack down on Chinese citizens gambling across Southeast Asia, a popular tourist destination. In a statement,…

Incidents ・ 19 March 2024

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China detected 37,000 cross-border gambling cases in 2022

According to our source, the Ministry of Public Security of China informed in the Thursday statement that the Police on the Chinese mainland detected more than 37000 cases of alleged "cross-border gambling" in 2022. The statement did not include information about the number of cases of actual or attempted gambling at land-based casinos against…

Incidents ・ 31 December 2022

Macau Daily Times

MACAU DAILY TIMES 澳門每日時報Beijing shuts down over 37,000 cross-border gambling cases

Chinese police have solved more than 37000 cases involving cross-border gambling this year, the Ministry of Public Security said in a statement yesterday. Since the beginning of this year, police operations nationwide busted over 2600 online gambling platforms, more than 1100 casinos, and in excess of 2500 illegal payment platforms and underground…

Incidents ・ 30 December 2022

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Cross-border gambling crackdown paying off

A nationwide crackdown and control efforts on cross-border gambling have achieved notable results thanks to comprehensive measures taken and the close cooperation of various departments, the Ministry of Public Security said on Thursday. Police across the country have solved over 37000 cases related to cross-border gambling, shutting down more than…

Incidents ・ 29 December 2022

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Asia round-up: Emperor, ACMA, Malaysia & our top stories from the region this week

Operator of the Grand Emperor Hotel, Emperor Entertainment, has reported total revenue of HK$108.6m (US$13.9m) for the six months up to 30 September 2022. The company says this figure, a 51% decline from the prior-year period, is a result of the cessation of the operator's Macau gaming business. It was announced that the Grand Emperor Hotel in…

Law ・ 25 November 2022

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Criminal Police Agency razes US$1.2 billion online gambling ring

After two-day tracking on November 21 and November 22, the C02 coordinated with professional units of the Ministry of Public Security, the Public Security Department of Ho Chi Minh City and Dong Nai Province to raid 14 points in Ho Chi Minh City and Dong Nai Province, arrested 14 subjects and seized many exhibits serving for gambling.The police…

Incidents ・ 23 November 2022

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Soccer fans warned against gambling during World Cup

Judicial authorities alert people about scams, punishment amid ongoing event Judicial and public security authorities have tightened their ongoing crackdown on gambling and fraud related to soccer matches and reminded the public to guard against such risks during the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The Liaoning Provincial Public Security Department released a…

Sports ・ 23 November 2022

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Police Sting Uncovers $5.6billion Crypto Laundering Chinese Gambling Ring

Chinese law enforcement have arrested 93 individuals in a 100-day sting operation aimed at cryptocurrency money laundering, with illegal gambling at the heart of the criminal gang's $5.6billion operation. The authorities swooped on the 9.15 gang, led by Hong Mau, believed to be at the centre of massive fraud and illegal gambling in Hainan,…

Incidents ・ 12 November 2022

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Cambodian police rescue Vietnamese woman from gambling company

Vietnamese escapees from a Cambodian casino rest at a house in An Giang Province, southern Vietnam, August 19, 2022. Photo by VnExpress/Ngoc Tai Police in Cambodia's Sihanoukville City said they rescued a Vietnamese woman from an online gambling firm on Friday as part of a crackdown on illegal labor and human trafficking. The woman, whose identity…

Incidents ・ 19 September 2022

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Vietnamese parents buy back children from Cambodian casino mafia

Four families in Hai Phong City visited Cambodia to pay thousands of dollars in ransom to get their children back after the latter were tricked and trafficked by an acquaintance. Nguyen Tuan of An Duong District in Hai Phong learned late March that his teenage son wished to travel to Cambodia and work with his friends. It was Nguyen Van Anh, 45,…

Innovation ・ 29 August 2022

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China visa crackdown to impact Macau gambling market

Global investment bank Credit Suisse Group AG has reportedly warned that Macau could see its aggregated gross gaming revenues crash by as much as 20% this year owing to China's burgeoning crackdown on granting visas to frequent gamblers. According to a Tuesday report from Asia Gaming Brief, the mainland's National Immigration Administration…

Payment Methods ・ 18 May 2022

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Policy changes make Macau’s casinos a risky bet

Casino operators in Macau, once the world's largest gambling center, are facing serious challenges due to Beijing's decisions to tighten travel rules and clamp down on junkets. Macau's Court of Final Appeal on Monday ruled that operators and junkets organizers were jointly liable for client deposits in nine cases filed by VIP gamblers, who demanded…

Covid ・ 18 May 2022

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Religion ・ 18 May 2022

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China says 42,000 cross-border gambling cases detected in past three years

China's Ministry of Public Security (MPS) says it has made every effort to crack down on illegal cross-border gambling over the past three years, detecting 42000 cases of cross-border gambling between 1 January 2020 and 31 March 2022. Together with other economic crimes, a total of RMB190.5 billion (US$28.3 billion) in economic losses were…

Travel ・ 10 May 2022

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80,000 Arrests as Chinese Gambling Crackdown Continues

More than 80000 arrests for cross-border gambling were made by the Chinese authorities last year, with over 2200 illegal online gambling platforms shut down in the latest crackdown. The arrests and closures were the result of 17000 separate cases investigated by China's Ministry of Public Security, which also resulted in 1600 illegal payment…

Incidents ・ 25 January 2022

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2021: China Made 80,000+ Cross-Border Gambling Arrests

The Ministry of Public Security in China investigated over 17000 cases of cross-border gambling last year. There were over 80000 arrests as a result of the investigations, as well as the closure of more than 2200 illegal online gambling operations and more than 1600 illegal payment platforms. made it illegal for people to take part in cross-border…

Incidents ・ 10 January 2022

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China Tackles 17,000 Cases of Cross-Border Gambling in 2021

China's Ministry of Public Security has revealed the numbers of illegal cross-border gambling in 2021, arguing that enforcement officers have detected and addressed 17000 instances of such breaches. China has been a hardliner against cross-border gambling, focusing on junket operators in the special administrative region of Macau and issuing a…

Incidents ・ 10 January 2022

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China investigated more than 17,000 cross-border gambling cases in 2021

China's Ministry of Public Security handled more than 17000 cross-border gambling cases in 2021. The ministry's investigations led to more than 80000 arrests, shut down over 2200 online gambling platforms, over 1600 illegal payment platforms and underground banks and prompted more than 1100 domestic and foreign suspects to voluntarily surrender…

Incidents ・ 10 January 2022

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Macau’s Challenges: From Better Management of Casinos within Casinos to “Suitable” Economic Diversification

The recent closure of some VIP rooms and the emphasis on Macau-Hengqin cooperation can be analytically put together as a whole package of governing issues with implications for Macau: namely the effective transition from a much better and tighter management of some "casinos" within casino franchises to the formulation and implementation of…

Covid ・ 11 December 2021

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14 fugitives with Red Notice from Interpol suspected of cross-border gambling and telecommunication fraud repatriated to China

14 fugitives with Red Notice from Interpol suspected of cross-border gambling and telecommunication fraud repatriated to China criminal Photo: VCG A total of 14 Chinese nationals with Red Notice from Interpol for suspected cross-border gambling and telecommunication fraud were escorted and repatriated to China thanks to the close cooperation…

Trust and Safety ・ 29 November 2021

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Security forces to closely monitor the evolution of gambling-related crimes

Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak stated today (Monday) in the Legislative Assembly that the security forces under his office will closely monitor the evolution of gambling-related crimes. "The Judiciary Police will […] improve the functioning of the deployment and inspection mechanism and carry out unannounced raids, with a view to effectively…

Law ・ 29 November 2021

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Is Online Gambling Legal In Costa Rica?

The growth of the online gambling industry cannot go unnoticed and the shift in the gambling sector impacted many other industries. With the rise of technology, online gambling has become accessible to every part of the world. Improving the online gambling sector and the push from social distancing and isolation has made this industry one of the…

Incidents ・ 23 November 2021

VnExpress

$617-mln transnational gambling ring cracked

More than 200 police officers helped take down a VND14 trillion ($617.8 million) online gambling ring operational across Vietnam. The Department of Cybersecurity and Hi-tech Crime Prevention under the Ministry of Public Security had on Nov. 4 sent 15 task forces to inspect various addresses in Hanoi, northern provinces of Lang Son, Quang Ninh, Thai…

Incidents ・ 08 November 2021

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$1.2 bln online gambling ring busted in Hanoi

An online gambling ring worth at least 1.1 billion euros ($1.27 billion) got busted in Hanoi, leading to 17 appearing before police. Officers from the Ministry of Public Security on Wednesday said around 3000 accounts were associated with the ring. In late October, police summoned 17 people for their involvement in the outfit. Ringleader Do Ngoc Ha…

Incidents ・ 04 November 2021

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China restricts minors' online gambling to one hour on weekends and holidays

To ensure this policy is followed, China has "a real name identification system which checked user IDs in real time against a national citizen database provided by the Ministry of Public Security." As NikoPartners explains in their analysis, this was implemented in 2019 when the previous restrictions were put in place. While young players already…

Incidents ・ 31 August 2021

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Suspected Chinese hackers return with unusual attacks on domestic gambling companies

It's rare for Chinese hackers to turn their gaze inward on domestic companies. But a well-known group appears to have been targeting online gambling firms in China with new malware. The malware, which Trend Micro dubbed BIOPASS RAT, goes after Chinese gambling companies with a watering hole attack, where hackers try to infect websites commonly used…

Incidents ・ 12 July 2021

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Wanted Chinese Kingpin Owns Casino With Cambodian Senator's Son-in-Law

Political connections in Cambodia have allowed a major Chinese fugitive to elude jail while building a business empire, an investigation by RFA has found. Xu Aimin was sentenced to 10 years in a Chinese prison in 2013 for masterminding an illicit international gambling ring with an estimated turnover of $1.75 billion. Rather than do the time for…

Law ・ 23 June 2021

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China reverses rising trend of cross-border gambling

Photo taken on Jan. 6, 2021 shows police cars ready for a night patrol mission in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province. (Xinhua/Xu Chang) BEIJING, May 7 (Xinhua) -- China has reversed the rising trend of cross-border gambling through multiple nationwide and special operations since 2020, the Ministry of Public Security said Friday. Chinese…

Incidents ・ 07 May 2021

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China Reports Decline In Cross Border Gambling Activity

April 12, 2021April 12, 2021David Walker China decided to take stringent action in 2020 on curbing the outflow of capital through cross border gambling transactions. Billions of yuan was flowing out of the country as junket operators and casino operators around the world teamed up to attract VIP gamblers from China to their overseas casinos and…

Incidents ・ 12 April 2021

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China Apprehended 110,000 Suspects of Cross-Border Gambling

The Chinese government continues to ramp up its efforts to curb illegal cross-border gambling with 110000 apprehended suspects so far. On Tuesday, the state-owned news agency Xinhua disclosed a report by the Chinese Ministry of Public Security, which stated that the Chinese police investigated more than 17000 cross-border gambling cases since the…

Incidents ・ 12 April 2021

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China issues crackdown warning on cross-border gambling ahead of Chinese New Year

few days ahead of the Chinese New Year holidays, mainland Chinese authorities have urged Chinese nationals who are involved in cross-border gambling activities to turn themselves in, according to a notice co-drafted by the Supreme People's Court, the Supreme People's Procuratorate and the Ministry of Public Security. During a press conference…

New Year ・ 09 February 2021

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China announces illegal gambling 'amnesty'

China's Ministry of Public Security has announced an amnesty in which individuals that come forward to confess their involvement in illegal gambling operations will avoid serious punishment, provided they do so by 30 April. The'Notice on the surrender of cross-border gambling-related criminal suspects' was jointly issued by the Ministry, the…

Law ・ 08 February 2021

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China gives ‘cross-border’ gambling ops until April 30 to surrender ... or else

China is giving international gambling operators until April 30 to turn themselves in or be thrown to the (metaphorical, we presume) lions. On Friday, China's Ministry of Public Security (MPS), the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate issued a joint'notice of surrender' to individuals engaged in'cross-border'…

Incidents ・ 05 February 2021

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Chinese govt. official: Gambling gangs use crypto to transfer funds abroad

China faces economic risk as illegal gambling operators move 1 trillion yuan in funds from the country, partially in crypto, says a government official. 3413 Total views 53 Total shares Illegal gambling and casinos result in the outflow of over a trillion yuan annually (around $146.5 billion) from China, said Liao Jinrong, the director general of…

Finance ・ 19 January 2021

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China has over 11m daily online gamblers, Tether a popular funding method

China's war on'cross-border' gambling claimed a lot of scalps in 2020, although a new report claims 11m Chinese citizens still gamble online on any given day. On Tuesday, China's Ministry of Public Security issued a statement on its anti-gambling activity in 2020, which saw the Ministry resolve more than 3500 cross-border (land-based and online)…

Finance ・ 19 January 2021

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China Reports 11m Daily Online Gamblers in New Security Report

China's Ministry of Public Security has published a new report outlining the progress that has been made against illegal online cross-border gambling in 2020. Gambling in China is going at full bore despite the government's better efforts to clamp down on illegal activities and limit the scope of offshore betting and gaming. Yet, an estimated 11…

Incidents ・ 19 January 2021

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How China's e-commerce giants enable illegal online gambling -Nikkei Asia

A dark corner of the cyber world benefited from increasingly convenient internet-based payment and logistics services as e-commerce soars amid the pandemic: illegal online gambling. And the shadowy, often offshore operators of illicit gambling sites found witting or unwitting enablers in some of China's leading tech giants according to police, who…

Law ・ 19 January 2021