Fighting online soccer gambling

In response to illegal soccer gambling during the World Cup period, the Ministry of Public Security recently issued an urgent notice demanding a severe crackdown on not only crimes committed by gambling gangs but also on online gambling.

This is indeed a necessary move given the Internet has expanded the space for illegal soccer gambling, said a Procuratorial Daily article.

As the existing legal clauses are no longer enough to define crimes related to online gambling, the country desperately needs to amend its criminal legislation to mete out punishments to those involved in the increasingly diversified crimes related to online soccer gambling.