More than 14,300 People Checked During 7-Week-Long Anti-Crime Ops

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Money games have never been so easy to access: one click is enough. To avoid being distanced, historical operators, such as the PMU and the French Games, are repeating ingenuity, in the hope of reaching a share of the EUR 40 billion bet each year.

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A criminal network is alleged to have swindled millions of euros through illegal online sports betting since 2012. The suspects used their winnings to indulge in a high life. That's all over since Wednesday.

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In the early Wednesday morning, hundreds of police officers travel to addresses in several countries. Their goal: behindmen and players in illegal sports betting offers on the Internet.

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German police launched a major crackdown on illegal sports betting on Wednesday, with 950 officers conducting house searches in the federal states of Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg, Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia, Berlin and Saarland.

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Munich (dpa) – It's a bit like in the film: In the public part, hobby gamblers play around small amounts – and in the dark back room it's about the very big sums: Investigators have succeeded in a "significant blow" to illegal sports betting on the Internet, according to their own assessment. The Munich I Public Prosecutor's Office and the Munich police, who are leading the international investigations, assume that since 2012 there has been some…