Illegal gambling den where poker players can lose millions exposed by undercover reporter in Beijing
Secret poker den operating in an apartment block in the capital, according to newspaper report
An undercover reporter has revealed details of an underground gambling den operating in Beijing where players can lose millions of yuan in card games, according to a newspaper report.
The illegal gambling was carried out in an expensive apartment in the west of the capital near its third ring road, The Beijing News reported.
An undercover reporter found that the poker den had staff posing as players to try to bump up the betting, the report said.
The reporter was tipped off by a regular at the poker club, who had lost millions of yuan over two months.
The man and reporter passed three rounds of security checks before entering the gambling den on the 23rd floor of the apartment block.
Once inside, the reporter discovered that it was not uncommon for gamblers to wager hundreds of thousands of yuan or lay down real estate contracts as collateral in games of poker.
