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Panzhihua, Sichuan Province, base of the $296 million World Cup gambling streaming network dismantled by Chinese police

China Busts $296 Million World Cup Streaming Gambling Network in Panzhihua

Chinese police busted a Panzhihua based network that used fake World Cup 2026 livestreams to run a $296 million illegal betting operation, arresting 20 people as part of a wider nationwide crackdown.

iGaming Daily Newsroom·July 20, 2026·6 min read

China illegal gambling crackdown 2026, police raid high-speed mahjong dens and forest gambling rings

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China Cracks Down on High-Speed Mahjong and Forest Gambling Dens

More than 200 people were arrested at high-speed mahjong dens in Ningbo as Chinese police chase illegal card and mahjong gambling into remote mountains and forests. Here is what the 2026 crackdown involves.

iGaming Daily Newsroom·July 15, 2026·6 min read

Douyin World Cup betting crackdown, 417,000 accounts flagged for illegal football gambling in China 2026

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Douyin Flags 417,000 Accounts in World Cup Betting Crackdown

ByteDance's Douyin flagged 417,000 accounts and permanently banned 90,000 for illegal football betting in a single month, as China intensifies its 2026 World Cup gambling crackdown across social platforms.

iGaming Daily Newsroom·July 14, 2026·6 min read