Police in Beijing have tracked down four online football
gambling rings and captured 24 people involved since the World Cup
tournament in Germany started last month.
In the latest case, police caught a man surnamed Guo, who they
say is the general agent on the Chinese mainland for an overseas
gambling company.
Beijing Evening Post said yesterday Guo is the highest-level
member of a gambling ring the city's police have ever caught.
In February, officers found two men surnamed Wei and Sun they
suspected of organizing online gambling.
Further investigation led police to Guo, who they say was the
boss of Wei and Sun.
The gang changed cars and residences from time to time.
On Saturday night, police officers launched a citywide
swoop.
Guo was detained in an apartment near the Chaoyang Park.
Officers detained other people in different parts of the city and
nine computers.
Police say online gambling the ring organized in June involved
more than 17 million yuan (US$2.12 million).?
(Shanghai Daily Agency July 7, 2006)