TAIWANESE SPORTS BETTING ARRESTS CONTINUE (Update)

1 June 2007

Three more arrests reported

The Taiwanese Criminal Investigation Bureau continued it's raids on sports betting operations with a raid in Pingtung County that netted three alleged illegal betting organisers and the confiscation of computer and telecommunications equipment and gambling records.

The three men arrested were Wang Chao-jen (52) Ko Lin-lung (28) and Li Chi-lie (47). Preliminary investigations indicated that the sites, which have been operating for about six months, accrued NT$50 million to NT$60 million in illegal revenues, reports the newspaper China Today.

The accused men operated domestically with the use of designated agents who were in charge of recruiting new members on a commission basis.

The CIB estimated that the gambling sites mustered a total of over 1 000 members, all of whom were referred to by nicknames or 'handles'. The members were given the option to bet on U.S. Major League Baseball (MLB) games, and other professional sports associations such as the National Basketball Association (NBA).

The raid follows other arrests earlier this week when 9 members of a gambling ring were arrested by CIB operatives in collaboration with Taoyuan County police in parts of Hsinchuan City and Taipei County.

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