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SCMP Reporter

TWO illegal off-course betting centres in Guangdong - where mainland punters could bet on Hong Kong races - have been broken.

  The betting centres in Dongguan were equipped with televisions for live broadcasts of races.

  Punters were given free 'form' for each horse.

  A total of 59 people were arrested in the raids with the seizure of more than $200,000 in cash and a total of eight television sets, according to reports reaching Hong Kong from Guangzhou yesterday.

  Three mobile telephones were seized and it was not immediately known whether they could be used to make calls in order to place bets in Hong Kong.

  The raids were made on the two illegal betting centres in Changan town during the races in Sha Tin on Saturday.

  Both the centres - one situated in a lounge and the other inside a nearby karaoke bar - are believed to have been rented by local residents. It was not immediately known whether any Hong Kong residents were involved.

  The Hong Kong China News Agency report from Guangzhou yesterday confirmed the weekend raids on the two illegal betting centres.

  The report said the raids were carried out by officers of the Guangdong Public Security Bureau in connection with the eradication of the 'seven evils' which existed in China.

  The other 'evils' included vice and prostitution rackets as well as drug trafficking.



Crackdown on illegal betting