Hong Kong police have arrested model and porn actress Erena So Hoi‑lam on suspicion of promoting or facilitating bookmaking after she appeared in advertising videos for an overseas gambling website.Officers from the force’s West Kowloon regional crime unit detained So in Sham Shui Po on Thursday, saying they had uncovered an illegal betting website that had hired local personalities as brand ambassadors to attract gamblers.So was later released on bail and must report back to police in late July. She was photographed being escorted into a police vehicle.
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THU · 2026-06-25 · 12:03 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0625-87358
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Porn star Erena So arrested for promoting overseas gambling website
Hong Kong police arrested model and porn actress Erena So Hoi-lam on Thursday in Sham Shui Po. The arrest was made on suspicion of promoting or facilitating bookmaking.
Danny MokSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-06-25 · 12:03 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Hong Kong police arrested model and porn actress Erena So Hoi-lam on Thursday in Sham Shui Po. The arrest was made on suspicion of promoting or facilitating bookmaking. Police stated they uncovered an illegal betting website that hired local personalities as brand ambassadors to attract gamblers. So appeared in advertising videos for an overseas gambling website. She was later released on bail and is required to report back to the police in late July.
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Erena So was released on bail and must report back to police in late July.
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Police uncovered an illegal betting website that hired local personalities as brand ambassadors.
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So was arrested on suspicion of promoting or facilitating bookmaking.
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Porn star Erena So Hoi-lam arrested for promoting overseas gambling website.
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