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Online Casino Crackdown from China

The Chinese government is pretty serious about blocking and banning all forms of illegal internet gambling in the country. The Chinese government went so far last year as to try to implement strong internet filters that would be pre-installed in all of the computers sold in the country. These computer filters would then allow the Chinese officials to block a set list of questionable web sites and then add to that list as more sites enter the market. The key problem with this planned censorship is the fact that the Chinese government would have surely abused the power to ban and block sites outside of the online casinos.

The censorship/filtering plan did not pan out well and the government has pretty much tabled that attempt for now and is instead looking at all of the other potential routes the government can take to better block and ban most forms of online casino and chance gambling. The government already has incredible control over the internet content and sites available in China, so the new plans are to form a team that will strongly cut down on the activity through all of the avenues the online casinos use to access Chinese players – the sites themselves, payment processing companies, and middle-men who place bets and work as proxies for the gambling sites.

The crackdown is official and the government plans to thoroughly investigate gaming sites over the coming six months. Essentially, the investigations will take place from this month February, through August. In that amount of time, the Chinese officials will scour the country for all banks, banking services, and individuals who are facilitating the online casino gambling. The clean-out is expected to be quite thorough so companies operating on the edge of legality should be forewarned.