Law enforcement officials in Taiwan have reportedly shut down an illegal gambling operation that is believed to have allowed local gamblers to transfer well over $462.7 million between the island nation and China.
The Chiayi District Prosecutors Office coordinated raids in 72 localities including the cities of Taipei, Kaohsiung, Taoyuan and Taichung last week that led to some 100 people being issued with subpoenas to appear in court. Part of an ongoing investigation into unlawful betting activities surrounding Taiwan’s upcoming presidential elections and also resulted in the seizure of some 67 desktop and laptop computers as well as local and foreign currencies worth approximately $213,300.
Tencent Holdings Limited announced that it intends to use its Guardian computer program throughout the month-long drive to reduce ‘the harm caused to the Internet’ by those who operate gambling, pyramid and cyber fraud schemes.
The Shenzhen-headquartered firm purportedly also explained that its artificial intelligence innovation utilizes ‘gambling transaction recognition model’ algorithms to identify and block suspected gambling transactions and has led to some 110 investigations alongside over 3,700 arrests since being launched last January.
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