China Seizes Over Million Gamblers As reported by the Xinhuanet: "China seized 1.163 million people involved in 313,000 gambling cases in the first three quarters, the Ministry of Public Security said here Thursday. "The move was initiated by a call from China's central government in January this year, with the target on civil servants who squandered public money in casinos of neighbouring countries. "In the first five months, Chinese police uncovered about 163,000 gambling cases, and seized 2.33 billion yuan (US$288 million) since the crackdown started, the ministry said. "Statistics from the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, from January to October, China punished 8,735 members of the Communist Party of China (CPC) for gambling…" | 
