{"id":34259,"date":"2018-02-05T07:45:35","date_gmt":"2018-02-05T07:45:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/?p=34259"},"modified":"2018-02-05T07:51:45","modified_gmt":"2018-02-05T07:51:45","slug":"china-considers-hainan-island-for-online-gaming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/china-considers-hainan-island-for-online-gaming\/","title":{"rendered":"China Considers Hainan Island For Online Gaming"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_24519\" style=\"width: 290px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24519\" class=\"size-full wp-image-24519\" src=\"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/hainan-island-map-china.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"280\" height=\"238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/hainan-island-map-china.jpg 280w, https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/hainan-island-map-china-250x212.jpg 250w, https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/hainan-island-map-china-60x50.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-24519\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hainan island just off mainland China<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"line-height: 19.5pt; vertical-align: baseline; margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia',serif; color: #1d1d1d;\">The Chinese government are considering the possibility of making the island of Hainan into an online gambling hub.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 19.5pt; vertical-align: baseline; margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia',serif; color: #1d1d1d;\">At present the proposals are only in draft version and have some way to go but the unprecedented move by Chinese authorities could mean the southernmost island off the Chinese coast could very well be a new online gambling zone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 19.5pt; vertical-align: baseline; margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia',serif; color: #1d1d1d;\">Government agencies headed by Chinese President Xi Jinping are at present considering the possibility of allowing online gaming, sports betting and lottery. It could be one or all of the mentioned as the proposal is still in early formation and not for public view.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 19.5pt; vertical-align: baseline; margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia',serif; color: #1d1d1d;\">However even the consideration will have some excited as it is clear China realises now that it is missing out on a great opportunity with online gaming.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 19.5pt; vertical-align: baseline; margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia',serif; color: #1d1d1d;\">The thought is that Macau the only place Chinese nationals can gamble will remain the land based gambling capital but Hainan could become the online gaming capital.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 19.5pt; vertical-align: baseline; margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia',serif; color: #1d1d1d;\">Hainan has a population of 9 million and is the largest island under the control of China.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Chinese government are considering the possibility of making the island of Hainan into an online gambling hub. 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