Gambling in Pandemic: Strategic Crackdown on Gambling by China’s Local Police during COVID-19

• In Event: Local Governance

Brief Overview

Gambling received particular attention in the outbreak of COVID-19 in China. To impose social restrictions while avoiding infection, the local police dynamically exercised discretion, adjusting detentions in response to the evolving pandemic.

Authors

• Zhiyuan Ding, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

• Yu Zeng