- Casino
- Bitcoin Casinos
- Blacklist
- Real Money Casinos
- Reviews
- Strategy Guides
- Sweepstakes Casinos
- US Online Casinos
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Georgia
- Florida
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Massachusetts
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- Slots
- Free Slots
- 88 Fortune Frenzy
- A Christmas Carol
- Bandits and Bounties
- El Mariachi
- Fire & Steel
- Gifts from Santa
- It Came from Venus
- Legend of Azteca
- Legend of Horus
- Love Beach
- Mafia Family
- Ogre Empire
- Once Upon a Time
- Project Space
- Riches in the Rough
- Sheriff vs Bandits
- Take the Kingdom
- The Curious Machine
- The Defenders
- The Wild Show
- Viking Voyage
- Wilds of Fortune
- Ancient Slots
- Animal Slots
- Asian Slots
- 15 Dragon Pearls
- Buddha Fortune Hold and Win
- Cai Hong
- Dragon & Phoenix
- Dragon Kings
- Empire of Riches
- Journey to the West
- Lucky Macau
- Make You Rich
- Moon Sisters Hold and Win
- Mr. Macau
- Mythical Creatures
- Oriental Flower
- Prosperous Bloom
- Storm Lords
- Super Rich God Hold and Win
- Thai Blossoms
- Twin Dragons
- Classic Slots
- Food Slots
- Gold Slots
- Horror Slots
- Jungle Slots
- Magic Slots
- Sports Slots
- Slot Developers
- Free Slots
- Poker
- Sports
- Esports
Company Tied to Investor William E. Ford Accused of Torture, Illegal Gambling
Chinese web-based classified ad platform 58.com is under investigation. A Chinese national, responding to an ad on the site, was ultimately kidnapped and tortured for over six weeks after refusing to do a different job than what had been posted. He ended up in Sihanoukville, Cambodia and, instead of working as a bouncer at a nightclub per the ad, was ordered to work with an online criminal ring. For his refusal, he had 1.5 pints of blood drained daily until he finally escaped.
Temptation of Easy Money
According to Reuters, Beijing Youth Daily distributed a meeting with the man, who said he had been trafficked last June subsequent to going to Guangxi, China, because of an advertisement on 58.com looking for a nightclub bouncer.
He said he was then sent to the Cambodian seaside city of Sihanoukville by a group of criminals and later compelled to work for different telemarketing scams. In September, his capturers started extracting his blood after he wouldn’t work.
Sihanoukville has lately seen a flood of Chinese venture and movement, predominantly in gambling, which is restricted in mainland China.
The Chinese government office in Cambodia on Thursday, in a statement, gave his last name as Li and affirmed pieces of his story, yet didn’t make reference to 58.com.
It isn’t clear how Li escaped or what online sites he worked for. However, where there’s a single victim of human trafficking, there are others.
58.com Distances Itself
58.com, similar to Craigslist in China, told state media on Thursday it would help out a police investigation in Cambodia despite the fact that it had not determined that the ad had, in fact, been published on its site.
58.com’s reaction to state media turned into a web sensation on Friday, drawing more than 200 million perspectives on Chinese web-based media stage Weibo.
Clients blamed 58.com for a wide scope of untrustworthy practices, from a large number of scams on the platform to the aimless buying and selling of client information.
The organization, in 2020, was taken private by a consortium of financial backers who were upheld by private value firms Warburg Pincus and General Atlantic. The latter is managed by William E. Ford, its chairman and CEO.
Erik brings his unique writing talents and storytelling flare to cover a wide range of gambling topics. He has written for a number of industry-related publications over the years, providing insight into the constantly evolving world of gaming. A huge sports fan, he especially enjoys football and anything related to sports gambling. Erik is particularly interested in seeing how sports gambling and online gaming are transforming the larger gaming ecosystem.
Must Read