I’m going to object to the use of the word “fraud”. Certainly it cannot be compared with Nigerian scams, Russian DDOS attacks, or anything of the sort.
In China – and India – and the Philippines, and Indonesia, and Vietnam… heck, you might as well lump in more than half of Asia – these people click on links, do CPA deals, etc. because they believe them to be legitimate ways of making money. Yes, there are “leaders” who tell them that everything is fine.
With the clicks – well, I’ll accept that as “fraud”. I definitely agree that click-throughs from Asia are mostly useless. But when it comes to CPA or bonus deals, if the casino offers them, the casino should bear the consequences providing that the players/affiliates meet the terms and conditions. That definitely does not constitute fraud, in the same manner that a player who meets the T&Cs exactly should be considered a hunter and not an abuser/fraudster.
This is probably one of the reasons why some online firms will not pay commissions to China. So you definitely could be right.
But a casino that sets themselves up for something like this basically should have done the smart thing instead and talk to a consultant who knows the market. Unfortunately, even casino operators, with their pockets bulging, still have a tendency to cut corners – and sometimes it costs them dearly.