Online Casino Transfer: News - Enforcement Problems Reported in China

06/27/2010		Online Casino Style: News Enforcement Problems Reported in China
Home History Games News Dictionary		In spite of the continued efforts by the Chinese government to shut down access to online gambling, it seems that internet casinos continue to find ways through their ISP blocking and censoring programs, giving police a run for their money in finding and shutting such operations down. Though they are probably reluctant to admit that online gambling still even exists in China, some interesting statistics have nonetheless been brought to light in regards to its perpetual thorn-like qualities. According to Wang Xuehong, the executive director for the Chinese center of lottery studies at the Peking University, one illegal online gambling site alone hosted a significant amount of action, with gamblers placing bets totaling more than 175 billion yuan last year. It’s a clear slap in the fact for authorities, who have worked hard in recent months to do all they can to eradicate internet casino rings, with some measure of success. According to a report by the China National Radio, of the dozens of illegal gambling operatons raided and shut down by police in East China’s Zhejiang province, sixty percent were controlled by foreign organizations, or individuals based from offshore locations, outside of the jurisdiction of police. Many of the rings shut down by the authorities were doing millions of yuan in business, with most exceeding 100 million yuan in bets, nearly all of which was filtered overseas. "Illegal gambling websites are cashing in on the demand for better lottery products," said Wang Xuehong. "You can't really kill or contain the public's demand for gambling; it's an aspect of human nature, just like eating." China does offer some lottery products, but it has been suggested that because the menu is so narrow, it lacks the variety online gamblers are looking for, forcing them to step outside the bounds of the law.

06/27/2010

Online Casino Style: News
Enforcement Problems Reported in China

In spite of the continued efforts by the Chinese government to shut down access to online gambling, it seems that internet casinos continue to find ways through their ISP blocking and censoring programs, giving police a run for their money in finding and shutting such operations down. Though they are probably reluctant to admit that online gambling still even exists in China, some interesting statistics have nonetheless been brought to light in regards to its perpetual thorn-like qualities.

According to Wang Xuehong, the executive director for the Chinese center of lottery studies at the Peking University, one illegal online gambling site alone hosted a significant amount of action, with gamblers placing bets totaling more than 175 billion yuan last year. It’s a clear slap in the fact for authorities, who have worked hard in recent months to do all they can to eradicate internet casino rings, with some measure of success.

According to a report by the China National Radio, of the dozens of illegal gambling operatons raided and shut down by police in East China’s Zhejiang province, sixty percent were controlled by foreign organizations, or individuals based from offshore locations, outside of the jurisdiction of police. Many of the rings shut down by the authorities were doing millions of yuan in business, with most exceeding 100 million yuan in bets, nearly all of which was filtered overseas.

"Illegal gambling websites are cashing in on the demand for better lottery products," said Wang Xuehong. "You can't really kill or contain the public's demand for gambling; it's an aspect of human nature, just like eating." China does offer some lottery products, but it has been suggested that because the menu is so narrow, it lacks the variety online gamblers are looking for, forcing them to step outside the bounds of the law.