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Tianjin police return suspected Wanhe Soccer operator to China for trial

Enforcement & compliance

Chinese police brought Huang back from Thailand to mainland China on 29 April, where prosecutors indicted him over his alleged role in the Wanhe Soccer online betting platform, reportedly. Detectives said the platform began operating in September 2022 and police closed it in 2023; a court had issued an extradition order in February.

The indictment signals criminal proceedings against a suspected operator of an illegal cross-border betting platform.

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Austria’s financial police seize equipment at suspected illegal Vienna poker game

Austria’s Financial Police and police attended a private flat in Vienna’s 15th district in early October after a poker player alleged he had been cheated at a game there. Financial Police provisionally seized the poker table, cards and chips and said they would begin confiscation proceedings and seek administrative penalty proceedings against the organiser, who faces a possible fine of up to €30,000.

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