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Police in China’s southwestern province of Sichuan<\/a> have brought down a 1 billion yuan (68 million pounds) soccer gambling ring, a Chinese newspaper reported on Wednesday, as World Cup betting reaches fever pitch.<\/p>\n
Gambling has been illegal in mainland China since the Communists took power in 1949, but the country’s absence from the World Cup finals has not prevented many Chinese enjoying a flutter.<\/p>\n
An online betting Web site set up in Hong Kong by an “underground” company and run in Sichuan’s capital Chengdu<\/a> had over 2000 registered users from across the country, the Beijing News said. [Full Text]<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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