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China Acts to End Soccer Corruption from Online Casinos
SHANGHAI, CHINA --
Authorities in China are claiming that match-fixing and corruption are ruining soccer competition in the country, due to the influence of online gambling and Internet casinos. Players tempted by riches beyond ordinary means are suspected of throwing matches and deliberately playing subpar under the guidance of sports gambling criminals.
To purge the sport of corruptive influence, the Ministry of Public Security is organizing a national effort to end illegal soccer gambling, and punish players who cooperate with gaming manipulators. The national block on Internet transmissions, known as the Great Firewall, aims to prevent all online gambling, as well as inhibit political will and limit free speech.
The Ministry has also apprehended several well-known players, such as Leng Bo of the Shandong team, for peddling influence among players to gambling outfits. Leng is a retired player who reportedly coaxed younger players to sell their integrity for gambling purposes.
Wang Po, the general manager of Shaanxi Guoli, was arrested after details of a plan to corrupt certain players on the team to fix results became disclosed. Sports betting at online casinos once again became the blamed agent for the match-fixing.
Some say the economic conditions of players on lesser-known teams makes them easy prey to criminal gambling, but Chinese authorities say gambling, not the country's economy, is the source of temptation.
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