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  2. Gambling in Taiwan - Wikipedia

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    Gambling in Taiwan is prohibited by the Criminal Code of the Republic of China. [1] State-run lotteries, like the Uniform Invoice lottery , are the only legal form of gambling on mainland Taiwan . The construction of casinos on some off-shore islands was legalized in 2009, though to date none have been built.

  3. Uniform Invoice lottery - Wikipedia

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    Uniform Invoice lottery. The Uniform Invoice or Unified Invoice (統一發票 pinyin: Tǒngyī fāpiào ), is a type of receipt in Taiwan that is issued by merchants for selling products and services, kept by both seller and consumer, with a 8-digit number for each one, for taxation purposes, managed by the Ministry of Finance of the Republic ...

  4. Taiwan - Wikipedia

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    Taiwan, [ II][ j] officially the Republic of China ( ROC ), [ I][ k] is a country [ 27] in East Asia. [ n] The main island of Taiwan, also known as Formosa, lies between the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast, and the Philippines to the ...

  5. Lotteries by country - Wikipedia

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    Singapore: Singapore Pools. South Korea: Lotto 6/45, Popcorn, Speeto500, Pension Lottery 520 (generally called 'Bok-Kwon', 복권) Sri Lanka: National Lottery, Development Lottery. Taiwan: Taiwan Lottery. Thailand: "Government Lottery", also called lottery or หวย (huay), which comes from the Chinese word meaning flower.

  6. Gambling in China - Wikipedia

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    Gambling in China. Advertising for China's state-run Welfare Lottery outside a convenience store in Shanghai. Gambling in China is illegal under Chinese law [ 1] and has been officially outlawed since the Communist Party took power in 1949. [ 2] Any form of gambling by Chinese citizens, including online-gambling, gambling overseas, opening ...

  7. 4-Digits - Wikipedia

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    Singapore Pools is the sole provider of gambling games in Singapore. 4-D and lottery 6/49 are two of the most popular. A similar 4-D game with its prize structure fully revealed can be found in Taiwan and Cambodia. [1] [2] 4-Digits is somewhat similar to "Pick 4" in the United States, Canada 5-Digits "Pick 5", and Jackpot in Germany and Malaysia.

  8. Flags banned, signs ripped up: Why you can’t mention Taiwan ...

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    At Paris 2024, Taiwan’s red and blue flag is banned, as is the name “Taiwan” and its anthem. The island, which is claimed by Beijing, is only one of three competitors whose flag is banned ...

  9. History of Taiwan (1945–present) - Wikipedia

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    History of. Taiwan portal. v. t. e. As a result of the surrender and occupation of Japan at the end of World War II, the islands of Taiwan and Penghu were placed under the governance of the Republic of China (ROC), [ note 1] ruled by the Kuomintang (KMT), on 25 October 1945. Following the February 28 massacre in 1947, martial law was declared ...