China orders nationwide crackdown on illegal gambling
An announcement of a government crackdown on gambling was posted on the Ministry of Public Security‘s official website yesterday and the short-term results from these investigations in a handful of provinces include breaking up 73 vice rings and 2,410 prostitution and gambling dens in a little over a week.
Just last month, law enforcement authorities also raided the city of Dongguan, long regarded as China’s version of “Sin City”, where prostitution is about as rampant as any source of employment in the region. During the raid, over 1,000 people were detained.
It has been a struggle for the country to curb gambling despite stringent laws prohibiting the practice. Law enforcement is typically lax when it comes to upholding the laws, which largely explains why this new-found vigor in eradicating prostitution and illegal gambling now comes with a warning to any public servant who protects these businesses.
Yan Xiaokang, the police chief of Dongguan, was one of eight officials in Dongguan dismissed last week, proving that China is now prepared to take this nationwide sweep with the seriousness it thinks it deserves.
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