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Broke an underground network of Betting on Euro 2012, arrested are over 100 people 

Broke an underground network of Betting on Euro 2012, arrested are over 100 people

8.07.2012

Malaysian police have arrested over 100 people and uncovered an international underground network of betting in which they pledged over 15 million euros during the matches of European Football Championship in Poland and Ukraine. This announced the news agency AFP from Kuala Lumpur, which refer to the local press.

The police made ​​150 roads across the country in May and June, and has received information from China, Macau, Hong Kong and Singapore, said local police chief Bakri Zinni. According to chief of police in the underground network are rotated around 16 million euros for the matches of Euro 2012. Between the arrested have and two residents of Singapore and two residents of Indonesia.

Gambling is illegal activity in Malaysia, with one exception - Dzhenting Haylands casino, the only casino in the country, located near the capital Kuala Lumpur.

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