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China Tires of Gambling Ops in Nearby Countries

Massive crackdown nets thousands of suspects,  billions of dollars

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Jun 26, 2020
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Apparently tiring of the massive amounts of illegal funds flowing into gambling outside the country, China’s Ministry of Public Security has completed a harsh crackdown, arresting more than 11,500 suspects, destroying 368 gambling platforms and 148 technical programs and seizing more than US$32 billion, according to a government press release.

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