{"id":777019971,"date":"2024-10-18T09:29:03","date_gmt":"2024-10-18T12:29:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777019971"},"modified":"2026-04-22T05:02:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T08:02:20","slug":"gaming-related-crimes-in-china-rise-10-65-in-first-9-months-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/gaming-related-crimes-in-china-rise-10-65-in-first-9-months-of-the-year","title":{"rendered":"Gaming-related crimes in China rise 10.65% in first 9 months of the year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Judges heard around 27,000 criminal cases related to gambling houses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">China.- The Supreme People&#8217;s Court has reported that from January to September courts in China heard 27,000 criminal cases related to the operation of gambling houses. That&#8217;s a<strong> rise of 10.65 per cent <\/strong>when compared to last year. The cases varied from small-scale activities to large underground gambling networks and instances linked to online gambling websites and mobile apps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The court said the rise in illegal gambling cases was a cause for concern. Chinese authorities have long been working to tackle illegal gambling. In 2020, the country established\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/china-continues-to-expand-gambling-blacklist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a blacklist of destinations<\/a> to which cross-border transfers are restricted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chinese authorities have also signed\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/china-and-cambodia-strengthen-cooperation-against-online-gambling\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cooperation agreements<\/a> with various countries in the region to combat online and cross-border gambling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>See also: <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/gaming-regulation-in-macau-legislative-assembly-approves-gambling-crimes-bill\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gaming regulation in Macau: Legislative Assembly approves gambling crimes bill<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Judges heard around 27,000 criminal cases related to gambling houses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Chinese courts reported a 10.65% increase in criminal cases related to gambling houses, totaling 27,000 from January to September, encompassing online and cross-border networks. This surge underscores the ongoing challenge of illegal gambling despite authorities' efforts, including blacklisting destinations and international cooperation agreements. The Supreme People's Court views this rise as a significant concern for market integrity and regulatory compliance.","focusai_entities":"Supreme People\u2019s Court","focusai_location":"China, Macau","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (1.0), operator_casino (0.8), payments_fraud_aml (0.9), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Impact on Cross-Border Operations?","query":"What are the specific implications of China's intensified crackdown on cross-border gambling for legitimate iGaming operators and their B2B partners in regulated markets?"},{"label":"Effectiveness of Regulatory Measures?","query":"Given the 10.65% increase in cases, how effective are China's current regulatory frameworks, such as blacklisting and international agreements, in curbing the proliferation of illegal online and land-based gambling?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16338,439],"tags":[20326],"class_list":["post-777019971","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-east-asia-news","category-legal-news","tag-illegal-gambling"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777019971","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777019971"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777019971\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777020005,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777019971\/revisions\/777020005"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777019971"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777019971"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777019971"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}