China News Service, Beijing, October 22 (Reporter Zhang Ziyang) A reporter learned from the Ministry of Public Security on the 22nd that the police had established more than 8,800 cross-border gambling cases and arrested more than 60,000 suspects as of the end of September this year. More than 1,700 gambling platforms, more than 730 illegal technical teams, more than 820 gambling promotion platforms, 1,400 illegal payment platforms and underground banks were destroyed, more than 1 trillion yuan of funds involved in the case were found, and many large overseas banks were successfully destroyed. The illegal capital channels of gambling groups in China such as gambling and gambling networks and money laundering have effectively deterred international gambling groups’ infiltration activities of gambling in China.
At the same time, the police overcame the adverse effects of the epidemic, innovated law enforcement cooperation methods, and worked closely with the police of relevant countries to arrest 590 overseas Chinese nationals suspected of gambling crimes.
In terms of coordinated promotion of comprehensive governance, the Ministry of Public Security, in conjunction with the People’s Bank of China, Internet Information, Finance, and Commerce, has checked and handled more than 8,000 clues to bank accounts suspected of providing collection and settlement for gambling platforms, and adopted severe penalties; cracked down on overseas involvement Gambling on more than 35,000 harmful websites, blocking the transmission of related harmful short messages and MMS more than 73 million times; cracking down on more than 600 illegally selling Internet lottery websites; organizing and investigating domestic enterprises’ foreign investment, contracting projects, and cross-border gambling activities in labor cooperation Situation: The Ministry of Culture and Tourism established a “blacklist” system for cross-border gambling tourist destinations, and adopted relevant travel restrictions for Chinese citizens to go to overseas cities and scenic spots on the “blacklist”; the National Immigration Administration established entry and exit control for gambling personnel With the "blacklist" system, a large number of people involved in gambling were checked and intercepted at the border.
In terms of cracking down on gambling personnel, public security organs have carried out pilot work in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Heilongjiang and other places, and carried out comprehensive rectification in conjunction with relevant functional departments. The entry and exit control "blacklist" is in place, and financial credit investigation is in place. More than 11,500 gambling participants were handled in accordance with the law, and more than 28,000 suspicious accounts were dealt with to form an effective deterrent to gambling participants.
The relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Public Security stated that the public security organs will always maintain a high pressure on cross-border gambling crimes, and work with relevant departments to strengthen comprehensive management and source governance to resolutely curb cross-border gambling crimes.
At the same time, the public is reminded to recognize the deceptive nature and serious harm of cross-border gambling "ten gambling and ten scams" and "ten gambling and ten losses", consciously resist going abroad or participating in online gambling, and actively report clues about cross-border gambling. Continuously improve the awareness and ability of prevention.
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