Police arrest 8 persons in China for illegal online gambling

Police in Anhui Province, an eastern province in China, have nabbed eight persons in connection with alleged running of organising online gambling business. The business allegedly had about 500 gamblers and was worth 100 million yuan (around 14.6 million U.S. dollars).

The police raided the office of the online casino. The gang was conducting the operations through an instant messaging app.

The police received a tip-off from a person who allegedly lost 130,000 yuan in gambling with the group. A task group was set up to investigate the case in the city of Pingxiang in neighbouring Jiangxi Province, where the chat group organisers were based. Eight suspects were arrested as of Nov. 28. Further investigation is underway.