WilliamHill to leave Chinese internet gambling market

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WilliamHill to leave Chinese internet gambling market

British bookmaker William Hill (SBR rating A) is pulling out of China. As of August 19, all residents of China will have their accounts suspended. After this date, the players will be unable to use their accounts to access the sportsbook or any of the gaming rooms. Players will be able to request payment as normal through the "My Account" cashier. | Read more

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[jjgold]

China real strict about gaming

[Russian Rocket]

sad day for BigDeemer

[crustyme]

so chinese had more freedom than americans?

[tblues2005]

Chinas strict and jj is right about that. I am surprised that anyone there can do that there.

[Darkside Magick]

Found out brown rice is better for you than white rice

[allin1]

so what are these strict rules about gambling in china? any chinese bookies out there?

I know it's stupid, but it seemed funKy to post it

[jjgold]

You can go to jail in China for betting online

[bettilimbroke999]

All the gaming companies say Macau is their cash cow like fukin 70% of their profits while places like Vegas and AC are on a steep decline....guess China and the US share a version of gambling laws that are uh selective

[theballsflop]

That's the whole reason why Macau was set up. So that degen gamblers from Mainland China have to fly over to get their fix. It's pretty funny seeing how Chinese are possibly the only culture that embraces gambling (gambling is allowed and actually encouraged on our New Year, kids are given red packets filled with money and they use it to gamble then. gambling at funerals as well).

[allin1]

You can go to jail in China for betting online

Chinese are possibly the only culture that embraces gambling

so is it just about online gambling?

[smartgamer]

That is really sad for chinese people. Most of them gamble lot of money, but i heard many other bet platforms are doing the same thing, like not allowing chinese people.

[brettels]

even facebook is illegal there

[brettels]

It's really sad

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_websites_blocked_in_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China

[Grits n' Gravy]

WH was not making any money in China. Locals do all of the business and between govt and crime syndicates pressuring foreign books WH ran scared.

[dealer wins]

China, a place where you would not want to be born basically!!

[bettilimbroke999]

China, a place where you would not want to be born basically!!

China, a place where your job just got shipped and everything we buy is manufactured basically!