{"id":457,"date":"2025-05-13T07:09:42","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T07:09:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banglalert.com\/?p=457"},"modified":"2025-05-13T07:09:42","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T07:09:42","slug":"cross-border-gambling-sites-target-bangladeshi-workers-in-gulf-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banglalert.com\/?p=457","title":{"rendered":"Cross-Border Gambling Sites Target Bangladeshi Workers in Gulf States"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" src=\"https:\/\/banglalert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/vietnam-visa-for-citizens-of-bangladesh-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/banglalert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/vietnam-visa-for-citizens-of-bangladesh-7.jpg 696w, https:\/\/banglalert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/vietnam-visa-for-citizens-of-bangladesh-7-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/banglalert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/vietnam-visa-for-citizens-of-bangladesh-7-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Many Bangladeshi migrant workers in the Gulf are falling prey to gambling scams that appear as harmless mobile games. 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