Authorities in Taiwan have apprehended 45 individuals for their roles in the operation of an illegal online and mobile betting ring, which reportedly generated over $40 million in profit.
According to reports, bets were accepted on a variety of things from local elections to sports and lottery activity.
Police were alerted to the ring's activity and subsequently raided 31 locations over the weekend. Lin Shih-yuan was initially named as the head of the ring and is among those arrested. A total of 29 people have been released with restrictions while 15 others have been bailed.
In a later update from Taiwan's Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB), they announced that a total of 52 individuals have now been arrested and they've seized NT$2 billion (approximately $60.49 million) in cash.
A CIB spokesman said that the ring has been in their radar for "a long time" and the raids across various locations on the island has required the assistance of more than 300 police officers.
A M-Police app at the CIB special command center was used to provide communication between CIB and local police due to the sheer size of the operation.
The update also named 35-year-old Kao Hung-yu as the ring's leader. He has been arrested and has already admitted to his role in the online gambling network.
Local media reported that the online gambling ring used a cloud system based in Subic Bay in the Philippines to operate.
gasa 8 years ago
The interesting thing here is that the many, twenty nine and fifteen, arrested culprits have been released and bailed from prison for this. Now i understand they have committed less serious crimes but they could have at least be fined for it or something similar not just restrictions, after all the total sum of 40 god...
The interesting thing here is that the many, twenty nine and fifteen, arrested culprits have been released and bailed from prison for this. Now i understand they have committed less serious crimes but they could have at least be fined for it or something similar not just restrictions, after all the total sum of 40 god damn million dollars is not a little number in anyones head! But good job for the police stopping that.
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sharpe
8 years ago
For sure in Asia are situated more illegal online gambling rings than in rest of the world and it's good to know that at least one of them is busted by the authorities in Taiwan. Obviously these are huge organizations with a lot of people involved so probably the measures from the local authorities have to be severe and...
For sure in Asia are situated more illegal online gambling rings than in rest of the world and it's good to know that at least one of them is busted by the authorities in Taiwan. Obviously these are huge organizations with a lot of people involved so probably the measures from the local authorities have to be severe and the court's verdicts too of course, that's I think is the only way to decrease the number of these rings as a whole.
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