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Major Taiwan Online Gambling Prosecutions
Police bust what they claim is the country's
largest yet online gambling operation
The China Post reported this week on a major online gambling bust
by Taiwanese police - this one in the Panchiao District, where prosecutors
and police claimed to have uncovered the country's biggest yet online
gambling website.
Police officials said the website had recorded total revenues of
over NT$1.5 billion over a half a year period, and that some local
police officers were involved.
Prosecutors and 120 police officers raided 18 offices and residences
of 12 members of the online gambling ring, including Huang Ping-chia,
a police officer of the Danshui Precinct in Taipei County, and a
criminal investigation policeman, surnamed Liu, of Taipei County,
seeking to collect relevant evidence.
Panchiao District prosecutor Lee Chi-hsiang revealed that the online
gambling ring was uncovered by officials investigating an illegal
labour brokerage case, who unexpectedly found that Huang and Liu
were allegedly involved in the operation of an online gambling website.
The revelation triggered a six month long investigation, Lee continued,
following which it was decided to launch a large-scale raid of the
offices and residences of the 12 suspects in Taipei, Taipei County,
and Taichung.
Lee said the 12-member ring solicited members via the website,
and then offered members a variety of "betting" choices,
including underground futures trading, professional basketball and
baseball games in the U.S., Mark Six lottery game in Hong Kong,
and five-star lottery in Taiwan, with a minimum stake set at NT$10
000.
The two police officers implicated in the charges allegedly received
regular bribes and sex services through the website operators.
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