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China bans Mahjong; no blood, dead bodies in video games China

24 Apr, 2019 China bans Mahjong; no blood, dead bodies in video games

A 9-month freeze on introduction of new video games was implemented in China on Monday this week. Recently, the company began accepting new apps and games from publishers again, but with a few caveats. China has considerably stepped up its regulation of the gaming industry. It has intro...

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22 Mar, 2019 Li Xiao Xiang triumphs in APL Kunming Main Event

The APL Road Series was underway at the Wilo Intelligent Transportation Hall in Kunming, Yunnan Province, China. The festival was hosted by Asia Poker League (APL) and began on 8th March 2019. The Main Event of the series itself drew a record 1,043 entries and crossed the guarantee by a...

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APL Kunming Main Event crosses 1,000 entries China

15 Mar, 2019 APL Kunming Main Event crosses 1,000 entries

Asia Poker League (APL) hosted APL Road Series and it recently started on a bustling note at Kunming in Yunnan Province, China. The series began on 8th March and will go into the books on 18th March 2019 at the Wilo Intelligent Transportation Hall. The highlight of the series, CNY 5,500...

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China plans to recognize eSports as a profession China

03 Feb, 2019 China plans to recognize eSports as a profession

The concerned authorities of People’s Republic of China are in talks to recognize eSports as an official profession. China’s Occupation Skill Testing Authority (OSTA), a government body related to employment in China released an official list of job titles on 25th January. The list, rel...

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Tencent shuts poker app, WSOP China stands cancelled China

12 Sep, 2018 Tencent shuts poker app, WSOP China stands cancelled

Here comes another massive blow to the status of poker in China and Asia, and a blow to Tencent Holdings as well. Recently, the Chinese social gaming giant purchased a major stake in Indian fantasy sports provider, Dream11, where they invested $100 million and soon later reported a drop...

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17 May, 2018 6 arrested in China Poker crackdown

A considerable number of changes and developments were expected after China decided to launch a crackdown on the game of poker and no longer recognized it as a competitive sport. All forms of online and social poker were banned in the country, effective from 1st June 2018. The ban prove...

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China Bans Online Poker China

23 Apr, 2018 China Bans Online Poker

While the mind-sport of poker is growing leaps and bounds all across the world, China has decided to launch a crackdown on the game, and no longer recognize poker as a competitive sport. The authorities have gone ahead and banned the use of all online poker applications and websites. Th...

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Chengdu Pandas GPL China Winner China

06 Dec, 2017 Chengdu Pandas Win First Ever GPL China

The inaugural season of the Global Poker League China concluded very recently, and it was the Chengdu Pandas (1 of the 12 participating teams) who were crowned CHAMPIONS. On the last day of Season 1, Chengdu Pandas beat the Hong Kong Treasure Ships in the best-of-three finale, winning t...

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