The police in china arrested 32 people in the north-eastern Liaoning Province under charges that they were involved in running illegal gambling operations totaling approximately $773 million. Ten more people, including the principal offenders Yang Xu and Wang Jun are still under investigation and will be formally charged at a later date, when all the evidence is compiled. In addition, more than 50 other people thought connected to the operation are in hiding and have been thought to have fled.
In China gambling is illegal unless it is part of a State-sponsored lottery. Officials reported that they would be diligent in hunting down and charging all would disobey the law.
'The prevalence of online gambling has ruined the online environment and harmed young people's growth, which runs against the policy of building a harmonious society,' said a circular released by the government.
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