China has scored a major win over illegal cross-border gambling after shutting down a $100.8 billion operation in the Philippines. [Image: Shutterstock.com]
MPS makes arrests in China
China’s Ministry of Public Security (MPS) has arrested 93 suspects on its territory in connection with a CNY725.5 billion (US$100.8 billion) illegal online gambling platform based in the Philippines.
The huge case of cross-border online gambling.”
State media closed circuit television It was reported that Sichuan police, working under the supervision of China’s National Police Force, uncovered a “massive cross-border online gambling case”.
While the Police Department arrested nearly 100 suspects on the Chinese mainland in June, the server for the illegal online platform, known as CAGAYAN, was located in the Philippines.
MPS said the platform operators promoted the illegal online site in China to lure Chinese citizens to sign up for memberships and deposit money.
Chinese citizens were targeted
Inside Asia Games MPS was quoted as saying on Friday The investigation revealed more than 300 people associated with the site’s operations. Under the guise of high-paying hotel services jobs, these suspects recruited Chinese nationals to move to the Philippines.
Upon their arrival, Cagayan staff will train the recruits “to accept online gambling jobs and become core members of the online gambling platform.”
Media reports estimate that the illegal platform has nearly 1 million members and more than 50,000 customers of Chinese nationality are involved.
She hatched a plan to arrest them when they returned to China for vacation
In order to arrest Chinese suspects residing in the Philippines, the Ministry of Police devised a plan to arrest them when they returned to China for vacation in June 2023. The Ministry of Police divided its forces into several groups and carried out police raids in more than 20 provinces “including Henan.” Hebei and Hunan.”
The result of this carefully planned operation was the arrest of 93 suspects, in addition to bank cards and mobile phones. The ensuing investigation led to the recent announcement of the size of the illicit platform, with its “current account” standing at $100.8 billion.
China is on a roll
The elimination of the illegal operation in the Philippines is another major win for the Police Department and Beijing’s commitment in 2020 to create a “blacklist” system for illegal cross-border gambling tourist destinations, such as the Philippines.
Beijing’s major breakthrough came in 2020 when police shut down 2,260 illegal online gambling platforms and arrested more than 75,000 people. A year later, MPS made history by overthrowing King Alvin Zhao.
The huge fallout from Chow’s death continued last week when Hong Kong’s regulatory body (SFC) warned of delisting two Macau gambling companies previously owned by the jailed gambling expert.
