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China's Police Crush Illegal Lottery

CHINA – As reported by the China Daily: "A total of 620 underground lottery outlets have been destroyed in southern China's Guangdong Province during a month-long crack down on gambling, which ended at the weekend.

"And police across the province also smashed 149 gambling gangs, detaining 3,291 suspects, according to an official from the Guangdong Provincial Bureau of Public Security.

"The suspects include bankers and gamblers from the bordering Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions and Taiwan Province, the official said yesterday.

"Police are also looking into 144 cases relating to illegal lotteries, dealing a heavy blow to the province's underground gambling culture.

"…Most cities in the province have established special task forces over the past month to focus on gambling related events, the unnamed official said.

"…According to sources, the provincial sting has made significant gains in the fight against illegal gambling and helped bring the active lottery network under control…"

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