The Malaysian police are investigating several football betting syndicates that are alledged to be involved with bets amounting to millions of ringgit. They’ve already taken down two betting syndicates, and they are going after the others as betting heats up on the World Cup.

Police have indicated that once they have enough evidence against the betting syndicates, they will arrest the sports bookies as well as the local Malays that have placed bets with the bookmakers. When the police put pressure on the illegal bookies, the crime in Malaysia drops.

Malaysia is investigating illegal sports betting within the country, but they are helpless when it comes to cracking down on online gambling where the bookies operate offshore. Gambling is illegal in Malaysia due to the majority of the government respecting the teachings of Islam.

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The police in Hong Kong, China have set-up a special task force to crack down on illegal sports betting. With residents gearing up to place a bet on the World Cup in South Africa, the government is stepping up efforts to squash any efforts to place a bet from Hong Kong.

Sports betting over the Internet is extremely popular in Hong Kong, but many bettors are finding it difficult to gain access to sites where they can place a bet. Betting on football is legal within the country, but it can only be done through the local Jockey Club. It is said that many bookmakers in Hong Kong work as a middle-man for local residents and the offshore online betting sites.

Police cannot go after the foreign sportsbooks but they are confident that they will be able to
crack down on the bookies that are placing the bets online for local citizens. It is estimated
that the local government loses over $13 million from wagers that are place at foreign online
betting sites every year by local residents. Their isn’t much that can be done to stop offshore
online betting. Governments need to regulate online betting and bring in new gaming revenue.

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