China’s Ministry of Public Security said it investigated around 73,000 cross-border gambling and related cases in 2024, while shutting down more than 4,500 online gambling platforms. It also promised to continue promoting a “blacklist” system for cross-border gambling travel destinations, according to information released Friday.
The Ministry pointed out that it has deployed authorities around the world over the past year to accurately grasp the new trends of cross-border gambling crimes and continue to destroy a large number of illegal gambling syndicates.
During the last summer, these public security authorities conducted four collective operations targeting 45 major cross-border gambling cases and arrested more than 11,000 suspects.
In addition, after three years of intensive investigation and investigation, the Chongqing public security authorities uncovered a gambling syndicate called “DC”, ultimately destroying a gambling syndicate that had long been based in the Philippines and had been soliciting gambling and betting in mainland China.
In April and November 2024, the Chinese and Cambodian police conducted two joint chartered flights to escort and repatriate from Cambodia more than 1,200 Chinese suspects involved in gambling and fraud.
The Ministry explained that public security authorities will continue to cooperate with other departments to carry out in-depth special measures against gambling payment institutions, live Internet gambling, illegal lotteries and gambling-related investments.
“Various departments across the country will strengthen publicity and education, conduct in-depth publicity through various means to reveal the harmful nature of gambling, and follow up and expose the latest means of cross-boundary gambling crimes in a timely manner, so as to vigorously enhance the public’s awareness and ability to recognize, reject and oppose gambling,” it said.
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