Over 100 Hong Kong Gamblers Arrested for World Cup Betting

Filed in archive Betting by jo on June 26, 2006

The Hong Kong Jockey Club controls all betting in Hong Kong and in 2003 legalised football betting - as long as it was made through them alone.

Since the world cup has started, over 100 people have been arrested for illegal gambling with more than $US 6.4 million seized from over 50 operators. Macau has seen a similar number of illegal betting outlets - with over $US 12 million in betting slips being seized

Legal soccer gambling was introduced in this gambling-mad southern Chinese territory in 2003 in a bid to drive underground bookmakers out of business.
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But restrictions on the types of bets offered, coupled with the endemic nature of soccer betting here has meant the illicit trade continues to thrive

Article: Over 100 arrested in Hong Kong for World Cup gambling

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