Trial of online gamblers opens

SHANGHAI: Twenty suspects in arguably the country's biggest online gambling case, involving 6.6 billion yuan ($966 million), stood trial here yesterday.

Qian Baochun, 41, Zou Jun, 45, Liu Biqing, 43 - the three main defendants - and 17 others, accused of organized gambling, pleaded guilty at the Shanghai Putuo District People's Court.

They are expected to face up to 10 years in prison.