郭美美因赌球被抓 Guo Meimei arrested for alleged soccer gambling

Infamous Internet personality Guo Meimei has been arrested for allegedly participating in World Cup gambling activities, Beijing police confirmed on Thursday.

The capital's law enforcement revealed on its official microblog that eight people have been arrested for holding illegal soccer pools, with Guo Meimei being named among the suspected offenders.

The group reportedly created an account on a foreign gambling website and organized illegal activities by betting via phone and popular mobile app Wechat during the World Cup.

During a phone interview with a reporter from the online Chinese news outlet 163.com, Guo's agent hinted at the woman's involvement in the incident.

In 2011, Guo gained national attention when she used social media to claim she managed an organization under the Red Cross Society of China (RCSC), while openly flaunting her wealth and extravagant lifestyle.

Guo's actions earned her the condemnation of the public and put the legitimacy of the charity group's actions in China into question.

郭美美涉嫌赌球被抓

郭美美涉嫌赌球被抓

网络著名炫富女郭美美因参与赌球被警方抓获。昨天下午，北京市公安局发布消息说，郭美美对参与赌博违法事实供认不讳。

据警方介绍，北京警方经过缜密侦查，在掌握了大量证据后，于7月9日一举打掉一个在世界杯期间组织赌球的犯罪团伙，抓获团伙成员8名。该团伙在境外赌博网站开户，通过电话等形式下注，进行赌球违法犯罪活动。在被抓获的人当中，包括郭美美在内。她系参赌人员。

最初以炫富驰名网络的郭美美，自称“红十字会商业总经理”，并在网上炫耀她著名的玛莎拉蒂，结果将红十字会的公信力瞬间打入谷底，至今难以翻身。近 几年，有关她涉赌的消息总会间歇性爆发。网络上不时出现郭美美在赌场中的留影，还有人爆料称她欠赌资以亿元计。巴西世界杯开赛至今，郭美美在个人微博上也 屡次发出“买了巴西”、“买了智利”之类的话，也多次称“输大了”。

北京警方同时发布消息说，世界杯开赛以来，警方共破获赌球案件8起，抓获违法犯罪人员47人，其中刑事拘留22人，行政拘留25人，收缴赌资初步统计达6000万元。