China's Supreme People's Procuratorate has announced that it has charged 2021 people for gambling-related crimes in the first half of 46,575.
According to GGR Asia reports, the accusation letter released by the Supreme Prosecutor's Office of the giant state on Sunday said that 86.3% of these indictments were due to "establishing a casino" and are such companies online? It included the fact that it was not mentioned whether it was land-based.Macau is the only region in China where traditional casinos are allowed, but even in this small region, which was a Portuguese colony until 1999, most iGaming and sports betting are banned.
Balance every two years
Chinese officials have explained that figures for the last six months have increased by 2019% compared to the same period in 27.7, but have not released similar aggregated results for the first half of last year.The Supreme People's Procuratorate also reportedly explained that it had made an assessment over the last two years because it was difficult to record such cases in the turmoil caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Unjust profit
According to GGRAsia, it is currently illegal in China to advertise and sell any form of gambling other than the two national lottery tickets, the China Welfare Lottery and the China Sports Lottery.It is also prohibited to advertise gambling venues outside mainland China, such as Russia, Macau and Vietnam.
Annual settlement
According to the Supreme People's Procuratorate, 2020 gambling-related offenders were indicted nationwide in 1, down about 80,537% from 2019 in 86,843.The official statement praised the government's amendment to the criminal law in March to allow it to crack down on those who organized or promoted "Internet-based" gambling and illegal gambling at home and abroad. It is said that it is.
According to a statement from the Supreme People's Procuratorate ...
"Gambling-related crimes are increasingly being used on the Internet and deployed in a virtual format. Internet-based gambling is gradually becoming a major crime alternative to traditional physical casinos. It is becoming a format. "
Crime connection
The agency subsequently revealed that since March 3, only two people have been charged for "organizing participation in gambling abroad," but details have not been disclosed.In addition, it is alleged that illegal iGaming and cross-border gaming activities are usually associated with other forms of crime, such as money laundering, illegal detention, intimidation, and illegal cross-border crime.
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