On Wednesday, January 2023, 1, Macau's judicial police arrested 11 locals allegedly linked to an illegal online gambling organization that allegedly collected $2017 billion in bets since 36. .
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It is speculated that this illegal organization is controlled through Macau from overseas computer servers.However, apart from Macau, it had bases in various parts of mainland China.
In business since 2017, the organization is estimated to have collected bets of CNY185 billion (about US$27 billion), according to a police spokesperson who commented on Wednesday's arrest.
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The arrests were made following a joint operation by mainland Chinese police in Guangdong and Macau police.In addition, Macau Judicial Police spokesman Zhang Unman said at Thursday's briefing that the aforementioned organization was so widespread that it had members on both sides of the border, so mainland China's police could not help Macau law enforcement in cross-border investigations. He said he supported the agency.
Fortunately, the joint operation was a resounding success, with 27 suspected members of the group arrested in several mainland provinces, he said.
Of these 27, 15 are Macanese between the ages of 29 and 66.They were arrested and taken to the city public prosecutor's office for detailed interrogation.
“They are facing charges of operating illegal gambling and money laundering, as well as involvement in organized crime,” Chan said.
Commenting on the arrest, which was broadcast on TDM Radio Service, a Chinese-language public broadcaster, Mr. Zhang said: "The way this organization operates is that the mastermind sets up a number of shareholder accounts, these shareholders seek agents to work for them, and these agents recruit players for their internet-based gambling activities. It was something.
“The organization operated several types of internet-based gambling games, including some independently developed such as online baccarat, “fishing” games, and illegal soccer betting.
“Computer servers for internet-based gambling activities allegedly operated by the group were hosted abroad.”
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Bets for online gambling activities were routed with cryptocurrency transactions and moved to Macau from multiple bank accounts in mainland China.
In this regard, the Macau police had good grounds to believe that “criminal gangs have earned at least RMB 2500 million from online gambling activities.”
"The group was based in a luxury condominium in the ZAPE district on the peninsula of Macau, and had multiple bases spread across mainland China and abroad," a Macau police spokesperson said in a statement. .However, he did not directly disclose the location in Macau. ”
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