Fri. Mar 29th, 2024
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China continues to lead the way in combating gambling problem in its country. In recent past, China has taken numerous steps to combat illegal gambling and overseas gambling.

This time, it has started first Rehabilitation Centre for gambling addicts and saves from the trap of online gambling. The Centre is located in Shanghai and treats gamblers both educationally and psychologically.

Earlier China had devised a system of Black Listed Tourist destinations that prohibited Chinese nationals from engaging in gambling activities in these destinations. Then China was reported to use Big Data to track and stop Chinese nationals from going overseas for gambling and gambling related businesses.

Now, China has gone step ahead with country’s first rehabilitation centre specifically to treat addicts from gambling and taken to combat online gambling as well.

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Many vices along with gambling were outlawed in China in 1949 when Communist Party took over but they have returned through websites, apps etc., reported South China Morning Post.

Chinese nationals have been bankrupt due to gambling addiction via online Apps and crimes related to gambling in Chinese society is going up high these days.

Seeing this precarious situation, the officials decided to take this step and set up a rehab centre.

The centre is said to have been established in 2017, where victims are given both educational and psychological treatments. They are educated about healthy life style and are given basic phones with no internet access so as to not let them to place bets.

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