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Chinese police bust US$ 34 million online gambling ring

26 Apr 2018

Police in south China’s Guangdong Province have busted a major online gambling case, seizing and freezing a total 215 million yuan (US$ 34 million) of property and funds, according to the Xinhua news agency.. Police units arrested more than 140 suspects, seized 130 million yuan worth of property and froze 85 million yuan of funds, …

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Speculation that chinese government may be considering further game restrictions

20 Apr 2018

Share prices in some Chinese online companies declined by up to 12.5 percent Friday on news that the Chinese Ministry of Culture and Tourism may be tightening regulations on slot and poker-related online games. The speculation was triggered by reports of a meeting to exchange views between the Ministry and 15 major internet companies, in …

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Cambodia deports large contingent of Chinese nationals

12 Apr 2018

The Khmer Times reported Thursday that the Cambodian Immigration Police deported 89 Chinese on Wednesday in connection with online gambling and Voice over Internet Protocol extortion scams. Lieutenant General Uk Heisela, head of investigations with the General Immigration Department, said that those deported included 15 women, and that the deportees were divided into two groups, …

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Chinese police claim success in investigations into online gambling and pornography

31 Mar 2018

The Chinese police did a little bragging over the weekend, telling news agency Xinhua that since the beginning of 2017 they have completed investigations in 130,000 pornography cases and over 280,000 gambling cases, with the reported number of related cases dropping 13 percent year on year. The Ministry of Public Security said Friday that the …

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Chinese games publisher latest target in chinese government crackdown

9 Mar 2018

General online games publishing house Tap Tap in China has been fined $50,000 and suspended for three months after admitting that its systems failed to ensure that all foreign games passing through its doors receive the approval of the Chinese government. Strict rules guarding against criminal activity, violence and pornography are applied by the government …

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Chinese facing online lottery firm to focus on physical lottery opportunities

7 Mar 2018

After exhibiting remarkable patience over the now several-year-long ‘temporary’ suspension in China of online lottery ticket sales (see previous  reports) 500.com has apparently switched focus to the physical side of the business, announcing Tuesday a deal with China Sports Lottery Administration to develop land lottery sales channels. The continued application of the Chinese online lottery …

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PGSoft launch Chinese zodiac themed slot

12 Feb 2018

Pocket Games Soft (PGSoft) has launched its latest HTML5-built game ‘Win Win Won’, a Chinese Zodiac themed slot. Win Win Won is structured on each of the 12 Zodiac animals guarding different palaces of treasure.  This Japanese-Kawaii-style slot offers multipliers and an Ingot Bet feature. Play the demo here

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Legal online gambling in a Chinese province?

2 Feb 2018

Bloomberg business news reported Friday that the Chinese government is seriously considering  a proposal to permit online gaming, a lottery or sports betting in Hainan, a strategic southern province roughly the size of Switzerland. Sources informed Bloomberg that China is drafting a proposal in an unprecedented move that could reshape gaming in China’s territories and …

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Chinese new year theme from Genesis Gaming

31 Jan 2018

Genesis Gaming’s latest release is primed for the Chinese New Year with the name ‘Da Hong Bao’ representing the red envelopes that Chinese tradition gift to bring happiness, blessings and good luck. Three or more Da Hong Bao Scatter symbols will trigger a Lucky Spins Feature. A Feature Trigger Respin is activated if three or …

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Microgaming welcomes in the Chinese new year

30 Jan 2018

Microgaming’s February slot release ‘Lucky Little Gods’ is perfectly timed to coincide with the upcoming Chinese New Year. This five reel, 243 ways online slot is inspired by Chinese mythology, set in an ethereal realm hosted by two gods of fortune, while combining vibrant graphics and quirky Manga animations with divine bonus features. The Golden …

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Chinese police urged to fight growing rural gambling threat

29 Jan 2018

Gambling in the rural areas of China is presenting a serious problem, and the police have been urged to crack down on offenders to stamp it out, according to the Xinhua news agency. The agency quoted Deputy Minister of Public Security, Huang Ming, Monday when he promised that the police will act against operators and …

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Chinese welfare lottery sales up 5.1 percent in 2017

17 Jan 2018

China’s state-run Welfare Lottery sales topped 217 billion yuan (US$ 33 billion) in 2017, an increase of 5.1 percent year on year, according to a statement from the Welfare Lottery Distribution and Management Centre this week. . The lottery raised more than 62 billion yuan for public welfare funds last year, tghe Centre revealed.

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Collaboration in Chinese enforcement yields results

21 Dec 2017

Collaborative efforts by Chinese government enforcement agencies along with a major internet company announced last year have been delivering results, according to local media reports, quoting officials and revealing that 150 major online criminal cases have been solved, involving the arrest of 3,500 individuals. The Ministry of Public Security said Wednesday that task teams have …

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DGOJ hosts Chinese delegation

28 Nov 2017

Spain’s gambling authority Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ) hosted a delegation from the General Directorate : Ministry of Finance of the People´s Republic of China at its offices Monday. The bilateral meeting reportedly covered in-depth information on the DGOJ’s lottery and online gambling regulatory systems, among other topics.

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Philippine police arrest 80 Chinese nationals on illegal online gambling charges

8 Nov 2017

Immigration and police authorities in the Philippines city of Makati raided an office block this week and arrested 80 Chinese nationals on illegal online gambling and immigration charges. Bobby Raquepo, a spokesman for the Bureau of Immigration, said the Chinese nationals failed to show legal documents on their immigration status and will be held whilst …

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Chinese province cracks down on gambling investment

24 Oct 2017

The provincial government of Hainan in China has suspended private investments in online gambling ventures in order to cool down expectations that sports betting, lotteries and other forms of betting may have future potential following rumour that the government may soon legalise horse race betting. The publication Caixin reports that over the past year over …

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Chinese lottery sales remain buoyant

25 Sep 2017

Chinese sports lottery tickets again proved the most popular in August as sales rose 16.4 percent year-on-year, with welfare lottery sales also up, albeit by a less impressive 10 percent. . The Chinese Ministry of Finance reported that overall lottery sales in August saw an increase of 13.1 percent to RMB 35.1 billion (US$5.3 billion), …

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Chinese-facing payments firm suspended on London AIM exchange

5 Sep 2017

AIM-listed and China-facing payments technology and data provider BNN Technology halted trading in its shares Monday and suspended UK and China CEOs Darren Mercer and Wei Qi. A statement from the board of directors explained that the actions were necessary following unspecified but “serious allegations” by the group’s CFO Scott Kennedy, who resigned last Friday. …

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Aussies among those released from Chinese jail

12 Aug 2017

Reports Friday that Australian VIP marketing exec Jason O’Connor would be among those released from jail by the Chinese authorities were confirmed Saturday when Chinese officials revealed that O’Connor had been released early Saturday morning and immediately taken to the airport for deportation back to Australia. Our readers will recall that O’Connor was among 16 …

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Chinese online gambling and lottery fraud suspects deported from Fiji

6 Aug 2017

77 Chinese citizens accused of illegal online gambling and lottery fraud offences were flown back to China from Fiji this week and escorted to detention facilities by a large contingent of police officers. The Ministry of Public Security said in a statement Saturday that the suspects are defendants in more than 50 cases involving over …

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IGT in JV with Chinese lottery firm

31 Jul 2017

International Game Technology (IGT) announced the formation of a Chinese-foreign equity joint venture (JV) with China’s Shenzhen-listed Telling Telecommunication Holding Co., Ltd. through its Shenzhen Tian Lian Cai Investment Co. subsidiary. Under the terms of the partnership, IGT will provide lottery products to regulated Lottery Centers in the People’s Republic of China, operating as a …

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Chinese police bust hunan-based online gambling ring

25 Jul 2017

Police in the central Chinese province of Hunan have shuttered an illegal online gambling enterprise that used the instant messaging service WeChat to attract punters, according to the state news agency Xinhua. A police spokesman said that 14 arrests had been made in the operation, which was mounted after a three-month investigation, and that documentary …

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Chinese football app sponsors Crystal Palace FC

20 Jul 2017

London Premier League football club Crystal Palace FC (CPFC), has announced Chinese football app Dongqiudi as the club’s first ever shirt sleeve partner in a multi-year deal. Dongqiudi’s logo will feature on the left sleeve of the Eagles’ shirt this season, with the upcoming campaign being the first where Premier League clubs can advertise on …

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Popular Chinese game added to Ultraplay portfolio

14 Jul 2017

Online gambling and eSports solutions provider Ultraplay has announced the addition of the massively popular Chinese dedicated game King of Glory to its eSports portfolio, becoming the first provider to offer real time live betting on Heroes of the Storm. King of Glory, released end 2015 for Android and iOS, quickly became a hit title …

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