Hanoi: Police in Vietnam broke up an online gambling ring that had handled more than US$1bil (RM4.13bil) in bets and arrested 22 people, reports said, in what is believed to be the largest-ever Internet betting operation in the communist country.
Most forms of gambling are illegal for locals in Vietnam but black market betting flourishes, especially on sports.
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