国家严打微信红包赌局

 　　The investigation¹ began after police in the city of Taizhou of Zhejiang started getting complaints from people who say they were losing hundreds of yuan a day through a Wechat group.

　　Li Kangcheng, vice² director of a local police station in the area, says their investigators³ decided⁴ to join the suspected group to follow up on the lead.

　　"The group had several hundred members. Sometimes, the gambling⁵ lasted round the clock."

　　A 'Hongbao' or red envelope, is a monetary⁶ gift traditionally given during holidays or special occasions in China, such as weddings or the birth of a baby.

　　They are part of Chinese tradition.

　　国家严打微信红包赌局

　　A 'Hongbao' option opened on Wechat just before the Spring Festival last year, and became instantly popular among millions of Wechat users.

　　The program itself allows direct money transfers to individuals or puts cash up for grabs in a designated chat group.

　　In the randomized option, the sender decides how much to give in total, and to how many people, but then leaves it up to the app to allocate⁷ the money randomly⁸.

　　Officer Li Kangcheng says the organizers of the gambling ring set up through Wechat established a special set of rules.

　　"The game started after the organizer sent out the first hongbao. The person who received the smallest amount in the first round would then have to send out the next envelope with at least 200 yuan."

　　Police say organizers made profits by deducting⁹ at least 5 percent from every envelope.

　　Anyone who joined the group had to pay an initial guarantee of 100 yuan.

　　The players themselves took part by scanning 2-dimensional bar codes generated by by money senders.

　　Cheng Lingjie, divisional director with the Taizhou Public Security Bureau, admits gambling through Wechat poses a new challenge for police.

　　"The gambling on Wechat can be conducted everywhere and at any time. It's easy to become rampant¹⁰, given that it's easy to join. A Wechat account and a cheap cellphone are enough."

　　So far, eight suspects have been arrested for organizing gambling, with more than 10 million yuan involved.

　　Gambling on the mainland is illegal.

　　Organizers, both online and off-line, can face jail sentences of up to 3-years.

　　Non-organizers found taking part are often given non-criminal punishments.

1 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

2 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

3 investigators   

n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
• The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

5 gambling   

n.赌博；投机

参考例句：

• They have won a lot of money through gambling.他们赌博赢了很多钱。
• The men have been gambling away all night.那些人赌了整整一夜。

6 monetary   

adj.货币的，钱的；通货的；金融的；财政的

参考例句：

• The monetary system of some countries used to be based on gold.过去有些国家的货币制度是金本位制的。
• Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。

7 allocate   

vt.分配，分派；把…拨给；把…划归

参考例句：

• You must allocate the money carefully.你们必须谨慎地分配钱。
• They will allocate fund for housing.他们将拨出经费建房。

8 randomly   

adv.随便地，未加计划地

参考例句：

• Within the hot gas chamber, molecules are moving randomly in all directions. 在灼热的气体燃烧室内，分子在各个方向上作无规运动。 来自辞典例句
• Transformed cells are loosely attached, rounded and randomly oriented. 转化细胞则不大贴壁、圆缩并呈杂乱分布。 来自辞典例句

9 deducting   

v.扣除，减去( deduct的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Deducting drop size and velocity from circular blood stains. 如何从循环的血液中降低血滴的大小和速度。 来自电影对白
• Ordinary shareholders receive dividend from profit after deducting the preference shares dividend. 普通股股东可获派剩馀的盈利为股息。 来自互联网

10 rampant   

adj.(植物)蔓生的；狂暴的，无约束的

参考例句：

• Sickness was rampant in the area.该地区疾病蔓延。
• You cannot allow children to rampant through the museum.你不能任由小孩子在博物馆里乱跑。