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Now the story of a young man whose gambling debts led to a spectacular crime.
Gambling is illegal in China; but underground betting - on everything soccer matches in Europe to the outcome of a game of cards or the traditional Chinese game, mahjong, is widespread.
And for those who lose out, the pressure to repay debts can be intense, as BON's Andrew Livingstone reports.
Just because it's illegal doesn't mean that gambling isn't popular in mainland China, where an estimated $1.4 billion is wagered every year in card games, underground casinos and on the internet. Unsurprisingly then, the soccer World Cup currently taking place in South Africa has been the focus of intense betting activity here, but not everyone is beating the odds. BON's Tom Spender has more.