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Mon 07 Jul 2008Illegal online gambling surges as Chinese go football crazy
CHINA:POLICE RAIDS on four underground betting dens in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou last week netted eight suspects and betting slips worth 6.58 million yuan (€610,000), writes Clifford Coonan.
Gambling may be illegal in China, but online soccer gambling is booming - Peking University in Beijing estimates the business is worth €50 billion a year.
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