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Crackdown Continues in China

China continues with its harsh campaign and crackdown against online casinos, betting, and the internet gambling industry in general. Last June, four men were raided by the Shanghai police on the grounds of close participation and facilitation of internet betting during the World Cup’s football games. These men were taken to court and accused of aiding several gamblers to wager an approximate amount of $7.5 million, or 51 million in Chinese currency. Identifications included a 42-year old Mr. Wang as head of the gambling ring, and as “2nd level” agent of the gambling website. The police further grilled him by claiming that he earned 200 000 Yuan before the raid. Another accomplice was identified— a higher facilitator named Jun Jun who remains un-captured. Enthusiasts of the online casino industry and other forms of internet gambling face an unstable future as the government’s fight against their beloved industry continues.

The MPS’s 6-month campaign of suppressing Chinese citizens’ access to online casino games and betting started in February this year. This is to fully eliminate the internet gambling industry for good— something that several honest enthusiasts have frowned upon. Furthermore, it has been quite unnerving for them to see that other parts of the world actually legalize the industry; while in China, operators and organizers of internet gambling and online casinos are at the mercy of being labelled as lawbreakers, or criminals.

A new law was introduced in August 1, which states the prohibition of internet games for minors that are particularly characterized by “unwholesome” or morally questionable content; which still includes gambling. At the rate of China’s campaign, it seems that online casinos and other forms of internet gambling will further be far from the reach of enthusiasts.