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Chinese Police Bust Cambodia-based Online Gambling Ring Worth $4.3 Billion

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November 7, 2019

Niji Narayan

Chinese Police Bust Cambodia-based Online Gambling Ring Worth $4.3 Billion

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Chinese Police have arrested six suspects in connection to a cross-border online gambling ring involving $4.3 billion. The suspects were arrested in Cambodia’s Preah Sihanouk region and have been escorted to China.

An investigation has found that the gambling ring was led by an ex-con surnamed Wu. The online gambling platform reportedly had a userbase of around 1.2 million.

The latest arrest form part of a wider crackdown on online gambling from Chinese authorities in Cambodia. In August, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen announced the banning of online gambling in the country starting from January 1, 2020.

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Niji Narayan

Niji Narayan has been in the writing industry for well over a decade or so. He prides himself as one of the few survivors left in the world who have actually mastered the impossible art of copy editing. Niji graduated in Physics and obtained his Master’s degree in Communication and Journalism. He has always interested in sports writing and travel writing. He has written for numerous websites and his in-depth analytical articles top sports magazines like Cricket Today and Sports Today. He reports gaming industry headlines from all around the globe.