Police carried out a crackdown on illegal gambling in Negros Occidental and Bacolod City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
The Philippines.- Police have arrested 246 people\u00a0in a series of anti-illegal gambling raids in Negros Occidental and Bacolod City. According to Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6),\u00a0205 people were arrested by the Negros Occidental Police Office (Nocppo)\u00a0and 41 by the Bacolod City Police Office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Brigadier general\u00a0Jack Wanky, regional director of the Western Visayas police, had ordered a clamp down on Small Town Lottery (STL) bookies. The Manila Times reported that the bookies, who use results from STL draws of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office,\u00a0were part of a syndicate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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