{"id":139158,"date":"2020-06-18T14:20:16","date_gmt":"2020-06-18T21:20:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=139158"},"modified":"2020-06-18T14:54:30","modified_gmt":"2020-06-18T21:54:30","slug":"chinese-anti-gambling-campaign-offers-riches-for-snitches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/chinese-anti-gambling-campaign-offers-riches-for-snitches\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Anti-Gambling Campaign Offers Riches for Snitches"},"content":{"rendered":"

Citizens of Jilin, China can now earn up to RMB50,000 ($7,000 USD) for informing on neighbors they suspect of being involved in illegal gambling. It’s part of a new trial system rolled out by authorities in the northeastern province.<\/p>\n

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Chinese citizens are being asked to squeal on their neighbors over illegal gambling, with financial rewards for those whose information leads to arrests. (Image: The Asian Post)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As reported by Focus Asia Pacific,<\/em> the province\u2019s Public Security Department announced this week that citizens who reported \u201cinternational gambling crime clues\u201d that led to arrests and convictions will be eligible for the biggest paydays.<\/p>\n

All gambling is illegal in China, except for the state-run national lottery and sports lottery. Citizens found to be participating in illicit games of chance are strictly punished.<\/p>\n

Nevertheless, gambling is common, as are underground casinos, numbers rackets, and mahjong parlors.<\/p>\n

In recent years, Chinese authorities have railed against illegal cross-border gambling<\/a> in particular — the online gaming operators<\/a> from the Philippines that target Chinese citizens with impunity, or the foreign land-based casinos<\/a> whose agents market their services to customers in the Chinese mainland.<\/p>\n

Cross-Border Crimes <\/strong><\/h2>\n

Chinese citizens can use VPNs and underground banking networks to access and deposit money at betting websites, where they gamble an estimated $145 billion a year, according to the state-run news agency Xinhua.<\/p>\n

The Public Security Ministry said in a statement in April that cross-border gambling crimes \u201cseriously injure the public\u2019s lawful rights and interests and seriously impact health, economic, and social development.\u201d<\/p>\n

In recent months, authorities have broken up several major illegal online gambling outfits based across mainland China.<\/p>\n

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In early June, police in Nantong city in Jiangsu province busted a gambling ring worth some $183.4 million that enabled citizens to engage in high-stakes proxy betting in Macau.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

This is where agents based in land-based casino VIP rooms place bets over the phone on behalf of high-rolling mainland clients.<\/p>\n

The leader of the group was swiftly handed\u00a0a 16-year prison sentence.<\/p>\n

Financial Crackdown<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Also in early June, the Public Security Ministry launched an online platform that allows citizens to file reports of illegal cross-border gambling by scanning a QR code with their phones.<\/p>\n

The ministry said it wanted \u201cPeople involved in gambling to expose relevant crimes and seek leniency according to law.\u201d<\/p>\n

Last week, the People\u2019s Bank of China said it would crack down on payment providers that allow Chinese citizens to deposit money on foreign online gaming sites. The state-owned bank plans to make it tougher to transfer money out of the mainland by enhancing the identification and tracking of capital flow.<\/p>\n

Fan Yifei, a deputy governor of the bank, said all financial institutions needed to \u201cfurther improve their political positions, enhance their sense of responsibility and urgency in prevention and control, implement \u2018two maintenance\u2019 practices, firmly establish and earnestly implement the overall national security concept, and take on the severance of cross-border gambling capital chains as a firm fight.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Citizens of Jilin, China can now earn up to RMB50,000 ($7,000 USD) for informing on neighbors they suspect of being involved in illegal gambling. It’s part of a new trial system rolled out by authorities in the northeastern province. 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