Not sure about the validity of this story, but onlinecasinoadvisory.com believes China is considering legalising online sports betting. No other sources to corroborrate this which makes me think this is a red herring.
"Officials governing sports told the Chinese parliament that allowing sports gambling could stop the flow of money to foreign Internet casinos and raise national revenues. Despite prison terms given to both players and operators of online gambling sites, illegal online gambling is estimated to take in ten times as much revenue as the legal lottery.
"Deputy sports minister Wang Jun told the Chinese People's Political Consultation Conference that expanding the lottery to allow online gambling on sports and horse racing would reverse the results, leaving China with the bulk of revenue."
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