According to reports, recently, Taiyuan Lao Ge's anchors "Xia Ning, Haonan Return, Brother Moon, Liu Ergou [629]" and others are suspected of organizing and participating in gambling activities. It is reported that the total number of fans of these anchors has exceeded 40 million.
The State Administration for Market Regulation's "Product Reliability Report" also followed up on the matter, which showed that a businessman in Yantai, Shandong Province reported that Taiyuan Lao Ge's anchor was involved in gambling with his real name, and the relevant materials have been submitted to the police, and the police have accepted the case.
Tens of millions of Internet celebrities were exposed to organizing gambling
The turnover of one game is as high as one million
According to Blue Whale News, the interviewee showed a lot of evidence such as chat records and transfer records. The investigation found that the anchors organized participants to gamble on a software called WePoker, and the organizers opened a room in the software, and then posted the link to a WeChat group to attract participants to enter the room for gambling, while Xia Ning, Haonan and other anchors called for everyone to participate in the group to gamble.
The app software and game platform does not accept fund transactions, and participants will deliver gambling funds through Alipay, WeChat and other payment methods. Judging from the chat logs provided by the interviewees, the anchor is not only involved in gambling, but also involves a huge amount of money. Judging from the screenshots of transaction transfers, the amount of each transaction ranges from 10,000 to 50,000, and the turnover of a game is as high as millions.
According to the interviewee, he was pulled into the group by the anchor Xia Ning, and there were about 20 people in the group at that time, and Xia Ning was the organizer of the gamble. "The cumulative gambling turnover of a group is as high as 19 million yuan, and a person can win or lose millions a day." Interviewees described that they often change groups to organize gambling, and the frequency is basically changed every two or three days, and Xia Ning raises 5% of the money in each game.
It's worth noting that the online board game software, called WePoker, is not available on official channels such as the Apple Store and can only be downloaded via a share link.
Previously, the app has been reported by the masses many times, and the police have also cracked down on people who open online casinos many times. According to the Xiaoxiang Morning News, in 2022, the Cyber Security Brigade of the Hetang Branch of Zhuzhou City, Hunan Province received a report from the masses that someone used an online chess and card game APP named "Wepoker" to organize online gambling activities. After receiving the report, the police of the Cyber Security Brigade immediately launched an online investigation. After investigation, the criminal gang was originally formed by three people, and in order to obtain greater benefits, the gang continued to expand in size. Criminal suspects Chen, Han and other 10 people have a clear division of labor, as shareholders and finance, created a club on the "Wepoker" APP, recruited gamblers to enter the club to participate in gambling through WeChat solicitation, shouting and other forms, and then pumped according to the flow of funds, and the amount involved in the case was as high as more than 1,000 yuan.
Lawyer: The behavior is in line with the crime of opening a casino
According to the whistleblower's feedback, relevant information has been provided to the police. The anchor's suspected organization of gambling has been accepted by the Chaoyang police. Regarding the anchor's behavior of organizing gambling, lawyer Luo Jianlin of Guangdong Tailun Law Firm believes that the anchor Xia Ning's behavior of organizing gambling through the establishment of multiple WeChat groups meets the crime of opening a casino as stipulated in the second paragraph of Article 303 of the Criminal Law, and it is necessary to pursue criminal responsibility. At the same time, according to the provisions of the "Opinions on Several Issues Concerning the Application of Law in Handling Cases of Online Gambling Crimes", given that Xia Ning often changes groups to organize gambling, and has made a profit of more than 30,000 yuan from group gambling, the cumulative amount of gambling funds exceeds 300,000 yuan, and the number of gambling participants may also reach more than 120 people, and the situation of "serious circumstances" has been reached, it is possible to be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than ten years and a fine. Luo Jianlin said: "As the majority of people who participate in online gambling, there is generally no need to bear criminal responsibility, because the law mainly pursues the organizers or those who gamble as a business. However, with the development of mobile phones and the Internet, the general public should actively resist online gambling to avoid property losses. It is reported that Xia Ning and other anchors are the anchors of the company under the "Taiyuan Lao Ge" team, the head Internet celebrity anchor of the short video platform.
Previously, Taiyuan Lao Ge had caused controversy for bringing goods to the "resurrection necklace", and his account had been punished by Kuaishou for many violations.
According to Red Star News, on the evening of August 9, 2024, the Douyin account "Taiyuan Internet Police" of the Cyber Security Detachment of the Taiyuan Public Security Bureau released a video saying that the Internet celebrity "Taiyuan Lao Ge" was accused of cutting 9 million leeks from merchants, and was filed on suspicion of fraud. In the video, the merchant said that Taiyuan Lao Ge brought goods to him four times, and collected a total commission of 9 million yuan, but 19.11 million of the sales were brushed orders, and the actual sales were only 9 million yuan, and evidence of brushing orders was exposed.
Source: Blue Whale News, Xiaoxiang Morning News, Red Star News
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