China Clamps Down on Foreign Casinos Wooing Chinese Gamblers

China is starting a crackdown to stop foreign casinos from luring its citizens to gamble overseas, as the government extends its campaign against corruption that’s already prompted high-stakes gamblers to avoid Macau.

The authorities will focus its assault on casino operators from neighboring countries that have set up offices “to attract and recruit Chinese citizens” to gamble abroad, Hua Jingfeng, a deputy director at China’s Ministry of Public Security, said at a briefing held in Beijing today.