Pacific Epoch (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
After being abandoned for more than 50 years, horse bets are seeing a new dawn in mainland China. The first official bet placed on a horse race in mainland China since 1949 attracted many people's attention, including mine. The China Speed Horse Race Open was held in Wuhan City, the capital city of...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
... drop zone while Liaoning on 27 points were demoted to the Chinese League along with walk-over team Wuhan Guanggu.Two teams out of the 16 in the Super League are relegated at the end of every season in China.While Chamanga's team avoided the chop, he also found it difficult to score regularly finishing the season with just four strikes.So tough was the season for Chamanga after being forced...
euronews24 (Free subscription) | 30/11/2008
BEIJING – Organized gambling on horse races has returned to mainland China for the first time since the ruling Communist Party seized power in 1949, state media reported. The central city of Wuhan in Hubei province held
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 30/11/2008
Organized gambling on horse races has returned to mainland China for the first time since the ruling Communist Party seized power in 1949, state media reported. The central city of Wuhan in Hubei province held a trial horse racing event Saturday in which...
Falun Dafa is good! (Free subscription) | 29/11/2008
( Clearwisdom.net ) Mr. Du Huachu, a practitioner from the Wuchang District in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, was illegally arrested in April 2002 and sentenced to eight years of imprisonment. He was initially held in Qinduankou Jail in Hanyang before he was transferred to Fanjiatai Jail in Shayang in February 2007. Since 2008, the officials at Fanjiatai Jail have forced practitioners to watch...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 29/11/2008
When the horses thunder down the turf of the Orient Lucky City racecourse in Wuhan today, there will be more than glory at stake. For the first time on the mainland since the communists took power 60 years ago, ordinary racegoers will be able to make money on races and take home winnings, the Chinese media have reported. Although there will be no actual betting on races, the move is seen as...
STLtoday.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
12/01/2008Organized gambling on horse races has returned to mainland China for the first time since the ruling Communist Party seized power in 1949, state media reported. The central city of Wuhan in Hubei province held a trial horse racing event Saturday in which spectators could bet on four races at the Orient Lucky City racecourse, the official Xinhua News Agency said. It is illegal to gamble...
The Prairie Pooch Burrow (Free subscription) | 29/11/2008
When the horses thunder down the turf of the Orient Lucky City racecourse in Wuhan today, there will be more than glory at stake. For the first time on the mainland since the communists took power 60 years ago, ordinary racegoers will be able to make money on races and take home winnings, the Chinese media have reported. Although there will be no actual betting on races, the move is seen as...
RssDaily (Free subscription) | 28/11/2008
Read this article on the community site Chutian Metropolis Daily November 27, 2008 Mainland China's first commercial horse race since 1949 will debut in Wuhan's newly renovated Orient Lucky City racecourse on Saturday. Horse racing, which will be held twice a week, is seen by many as the prelude to legalized gambling, although the word "lottery" has been carefully substituted for "gambling"...
virtualreview: china|blogs (Free subscription) | 27/11/2008
Chutian Metropolis DailyNovember 27, 2008 Mainland China's first commercial horse race since 1949 will debut in Wuhan's newly renovated Orient Lucky City racecourse on Saturday. Horse racing, which will be held twice a week, is seen by many as the...
Danwei (Free subscription) | 27/11/2008
Chutian Metropolis Daily November 27, 2008 Mainland China's first commercial horse race since 1949 will debut in Wuhan's newly renovated Orient Lucky City racecourse on Saturday. Horse racing, which will be held twice a week, is seen by many as the prelude to legalized gambling, although the word "lottery" has been carefully substituted for "gambling" in references to the racecourse. "Two days...
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 30/11/2008
BEIJING—Organized gambling on horse races has returned to mainland China for the first time since the ruling Communist Party seized power in 1949, state media reported.The central city of Wuhan in Hubei province held a trial horse racing event Saturday in which spectators could bet on four races at the Orient Lucky City racecourse, the official Xinhua News Agency said.It is illegal to gamble...
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 30/11/2008
China holds horse betting trial runThe Associated PressBEIJING -- Organized gambling on horse races has returned to mainland China for the first time since the ruling Communist Party seized power in 1949, state media reported.The central city of Wuhan in Hubei province held a trial horse racing event Saturday in which spectators could bet on four races at the Orient Lucky City racecourse, the...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 30/11/2008
BEIJING Organized gambling on horse races has returned to mainland China for the first time since the ruling Communist Party seized power in 1949, state media reported.
The central city of Wuhan in Hubei province held a trial horse racing event Saturday in which spectators could bet on four races at the Orient Lucky City racecourse, the official Xinhua News Agency said.
It is illegal...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 30/11/2008
Last updated November 30, 2008 1:02 a.m. PTChina holds horse betting trial runTHE ASSOCIATED PRESSBEIJING -- Organized gambling on horse races has returned to mainland China for the first time since the ruling Communist Party seized power in 1949, state media reported.The central city of Wuhan in Hubei province held a trial horse racing event Saturday in which spectators could bet on four races...
