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China jails Internet Gambling 20
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Biggest ever
Monday, 16 February 2009, 10:09
MORE THAN 20 PEOPLE have been jailed in what China claims is the country's biggest ever online gambling case.
Shanghai Putuo District People's Court sentenced Qian Baochun, 41, to six years and ordered him to pay $735,000 for setting up the illegal gambling sites.
According to the Xinhua news agency, nineteen other men were handed prison terms and smaller fines. µ
L'Inq
AP
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It amazes me that the folks over in China even bother to try to get away with stuff like this. I'm not saying they did anything wrong but when you know your government doesn't take kindly to it's own people you'd think you would try to stay out of trouble.... well that is until those one billion people stage a revolution.