In gambling crackdowns last year, China uncovered 361,000
gambling cases, arrested 1.13 million gamblers, busted 20,000
gambling rings and confiscated 2.07 billion yuan (about 289 million
U.S. dollars), the Ministry of Public Security said here on
Wednesday.
In a notice on its website, the ministry said it had launched
crackdown campaigns on such aspects as gambling activities around
border areas, Internet-based gambling, illegal private lotteries,
gambling events and illegal casinos.
In November, the Ministry of Public Security, together with nine
others ministries, launched a national campaign against on-line
gambling. The campaign started in December and runs through
May.
In the northeast Liaoning Province, the local government cracked
down on 106 Mark Six-related cases and destroyed 281 sites. More
than 62 million yuan was retrieved.
To further fight gambling, China's 20 ministries have set up a
ministry joint-work committee headed by the Ministry of Public
Security. It will cooperate with other countries and the
international police organization Interpol.
(Xinhua News Agency February 21, 2008)