Time for harder measures

Large-scale gambling may pose a great threat to a nation's economy. It is time we came down harder on the practice, says an article Guangzhou Daily. Excerpts:

As the economy slips into a recession, there is a boom in gambling. Since last year, China has cracked down on a number of gambling cases, many of them involving big bucks.

For example, the police in Xianning, Hubei province, busted a gambling racket worth 50 billion yuan, which is said to be the largest such operation since the founding of New China.