Macau police have busted a bookmaking racket that allegedly took HK$5 billion (yen65 billion) in illegal bets — including a single HK$40 million (¥525 million) bet — on World Cup soccer matches in a week, the South China Morning Post reported June 21.
Police have arrested 22 suspects from what they say is the biggest illicit soccer-betting ring uncovered in the gambling haven, following a raid of a hotel June 19, the newspaper said.
The syndicate took online and phone bets from around the world, the report said. (Reuters)
マカオの警察当局はサッカー・ワールドカップのブラジル大会をめぐる違法サッカー賭博グループを摘発し、過去最高の約650億円以上を集めたという。
The Japan Times ST: July 4, 2014