BEIJING - China's discipline watchdog issued a circular to report six gambling cases involving Communist Party of China (CPC) officials.

The officials were found gambling in majiang and card games. They have all received punishment, with some removed from posts, the circular from the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection said.

The six cases were exposed in Chongqing and Tianjin municipality, Jiangxi, Hubei and Jiangsu provinces, and Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.

CPC discipline forbids officials from gambling and those against discipline should be punished severely, the circular said.

All Party members should clear up undesirable work styles and cultivate healthy habits, and supervision organs should seriously deal with CPC cadres involved in gambling.