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Bad publicity, good education: The movie No More Bets, which tells of a Chinese computer programmer (centre) caught in a violent scam ring in South-East Asia, has scared away many Chinese tourists from visiting the region, especially Thailand and Cambodia. — Agencies

A CHINESE programmer, indignant at being passed over for promotion yet again, flies off to Singapore to work for a new gaming company offering big bucks.

A model, having lost everything after being caught up in an identity theft/sex crime scandal, is lured into a glamorous new life with easy money: working as a croupier for an online casino.

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