China News Service, April 7. According to Hong Kong's Sing Tao Daily, the Hong Kong police broke up two gambling stalls in a public housing estate in Tung Chung and a residence in Sham Shui Po, respectively, and arrested 15 people in the two units, including those in the mahjong gambling stall. The host is 94 years old and is believed to be the oldest gambling host who has been arrested in recent years.
During the operation, gambling equipment and more than 32,000 yuan (HKD, the same below) in cash were seized, and 15 people were arrested and charged for violating the "gathering restriction order".
Officers of the Lantau Police District Task Force received a tip earlier that someone was using a public housing unit in Yat Tung Estate, Tung Chung to set up a mahjong gambling stall, and recruited nearby neighbors to come to gamble, so an investigation was launched.
By the afternoon of the day before yesterday, the police determined that the time was ripe and raided the target unit, arrested 2 female hosts and 7 male and female gamblers, and seized a batch of mahjong gambling equipment and a small amount of cash.
The nine arrested include 2 men and 7 women, aged from 41 to 94. Among them, a 94-year-old woman and a 58-year-old woman are suspected of hosting gambling stalls. They will be charged with "operating gambling establishments" later. Seven people were arrested on suspicion of "gambling in a gambling establishment".
In addition, officers of the Special Duty Team of Sham Shui Po Police District also launched an operation code-named "Tiger Punch" early yesterday morning. They cracked down on an online baccarat gambling stall at a residence on Nam Cheong Street and arrested a 76-year-old hostess Pan, a 28-year-old assistant Su and 4 A male and female gambler aged 49 to 78 seized 1 computer, 8 TV screens, 1 baccarat gaming mat, 32,000 yuan in cash and chips with a face value of over 56,000 yuan. Order" was voted.
In recent years, the police have broken down many illegal gambling stalls involving the elderly. More recently, the mahjong gambling stalls were busted at a shopping mall on Kwai Chung and Yi Hop Road on the 2nd of this month. Among the five arrested, the oldest gambler was 96 years old. The 94-year-old woman arrested by Chung is believed to be the oldest gambling host who has been arrested in recent years.