On Friday, April 16, the Chinese National Police shut down the Asian-Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) Nanjing Millions event in Najning, China, after a raid at the Jiangsu Wutaishan Sports Center.
"We can confirm that the Chinese National Police stopped a poker event in Nanjing," a representative of the Nanjing police told PokerNews. "At the moment, we cannot release any information about the police operation, but we would like to remind that any gambling activities are illegal in Mainland China."
The police operation that led to the sudden stop of the event organized by the PokerStars-sponsored APPT was first reported by the World Gaming Magazine (WGM), which promptly published on their official Facebook page that "The APPT Nanjing Million has been dramatically shut down after the Chinese National Police raided the tournament late this afternoon.