In China, a prominent government minister has reportedly announced that the nation is set to continue its crackdown on cross-border gambling and called on overseas law enforcement bodies to provide more help.
“Guo Shengkun, Public Security Minister for China, made the revelation during a recent meeting in Beijing and declared that his office now intends to additionally investigate illegal investments made by domestic firms in overseas casinos”
Chinese President Xi Jinping initiated an operation dubbed “Duanlian”, which in Chinese translates as “to break the chain”, in February of 2015 and Guo reportedly stated that “work units and individuals who induce and organize tourists to visit overseas casinos” will continue to be “seriously investigated and prosecuted”. (READ SO: THE AWAKENING OF A GIANT)
Guo moreover reportedly asked for the general public to be offered rewards for “reporting clues related to gambling” and explained that his office now intends to utilize “forceful measures” to contain the spread of online gambling, which he accused of inducing corruption and being “against social morality”, while proclaiming that officials would “dig deep and strike underground banks and online payment platforms [that] provide capital settlement to cross-border online gambling”.
