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Macau links among detained in China

14/06/2010 11:28:00
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Chinese police have detained 3,600 people who indulged in online gambling during the ongoing soccer World Cup and confiscated RMB 700 million in raids. Of the arrested, more than 180 were linked to gambling organisations in Macau, Hong Kong, Malaysia and the Philippines, Xinhua news agency reported. However, Macau’s Unitary Police Service did not get any reports on such situations, a spokesperson told Macau Daily Times.
As of Saturday, the mainland police forces had cracked 740 online gambling cases, arrested more than 3,600 suspects and confiscated RMB 700 million in gambling funds. In addition, the Ministry of Public Security of China said on Sunday that it would crack down on online soccer gambling during the World Cup, and those caught could face severe penalties.
In the meantime, Hong Kong and Shenzhen police broke up a 70-strong cross-border gambling syndicate and seized more than HK 100 million worth of illegal bets on World Cup soccer matches on the second day of the tournament, last Saturday. Among those arrested were many cyber bookmakers who have moved their bases overseas and to the mainland, police said.

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