115 arrested in Hong Kong for gambling on insect fights

[Dante]

The Associated Press
Last Updated 6:42 am PDT Sunday, August 17, 2004


HONG KONG (AP) - Hong Kong police arrested 115 men for illegally gambling on insect fights on Sunday in the same building that housed a cricket lovers' association, a police spokesman said.

Police seized about 300 crickets and $1,025 in cash during the bust, said police spokesman T.K. Ng.

The alleged bug gamblers remained in custody Sunday, but weren't immediately charged, Ng said. Illegal gambling carries a maximum penalty of $1,280 and three months' imprisonment



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those cricket fights I have heard are BRUTAL

 

[DNoonan]

God bless 'em...when I was in Indonesia I have seen folks bet on beetles too...

 

[Dante]

I have heard that when one of the crickets takes a leg swipe at the other it is an illegal move??? can anyone confirm this?

thank you

 

[ballistik]

Dante, only if he applies the crippler crossface after the leg swipe is considered illegal.

 

[TheGeneral+]

LMAO

 

[Dante]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by ballistik:
Dante, only if he applies the crippler crossface after the leg swipe is considered illegal.

<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

good point

I have also read that it is not legal for a cricket to taunt the other cricket with so called "music" from himself... that is an automatic 2 point deduction ...



Perhaps
RAILBIRD could cap this??

if anyone could Cap "Cricket fights" Railbird could

 

[volhound]

give me dime on the "willie the whistler" over the "jehovah jumper" in the cage match tonight

 

[Dante]

tonight we have a House Cricket

and a field Cricket

odds start at

House cricket +125
Field Cricket -160

 

[Marco]

Further proof that it needs to rain more over there....(in reference to betting on raindrops)

 

[Dante]

AHH fuk...SHRINK just said LOCK on Field Cricket and said Dave M is on the field side..odds move is on


Field +110
House -145



everyone is going the other way!!