The Department of Law and Order in collaboration with the Royal Monetary Authority froze 77 bank accounts linked to individuals coordinating online gambling activities in the last one week. The gambling groups, commonly operating on social media platforms such as Telegram and WeChat, consisted of over twenty thousand members involved in various betting schemes. Dice games and Teer betting were among the most common gambling activities busted by the department. According to the department, gambling is illegal and can lead to negative impacts such as addiction, financial instability, and family problems among others.
Our reporter Kinzang Lhadon talked to the Chief of the Department of Law and Order to get more insight on the story.
𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗮𝘄 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗢𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗠𝗔 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘇𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀The Department of Law and Order in collaboration with the Royal Monetary Authority froze 77 bank accounts linked to individuals coordinating online gambling activities in the last one week. The gambling groups, commonly operating on social media platforms such as Telegram and WeChat, consisted of over twenty thousand members involved in various betting schemes. Dice games and Teer betting were among the most common gambling activities busted by the department. According to the department, gambling is illegal and can lead to negative impacts such as addiction, financial instability, and family problems among others.Our reporter Kinzang Lhadon talked to the Chief of the Department of Law and Order to get more insight on the story.#thimphu #bbs #news #asia #druk #media #bhutan #bhutanese
Posted by BBS on Tuesday, September 3, 2024
