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The high-level People’s Court in Hanoi has announced that it will open the appeal trial on an online gambling case involving huge amount of money mounting to trillions of dong and two former generals in the public security sector on March 5.

The defendants at the first instance court

The trial, held at the appeal of the Phu Tho People’s Procuracy and defendants, will try 83 defendants over a course of eight days at the People’s Court of the northern province of Phu Tho.

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The defendants will not include two former police generals Phan Van Vinh and Nguyen Thanh Hoa, who did not appeal against their sentences of 9 years and 10 years in prison, respectively, for abusing position and power while performing duty.

Two other defendants in the first-instance trial, Phan Sao Nam (former Chairman of the Board of Directors of the VTC Online Telecommunications Co. (VTC Online) and Nguyen Van Duong (former Chairman of the Members Council of the Hi-tech Security Development and Investment Co. (CNC) did not lodge appeal but they will still be tried at the appeal court at the request of the procuracy. At the first instance trial, Nam was given five years and Duong 10 years on two charges of organising gambling and laundering money.

The first instance trial on the case was held from November 12-30, 2018 by the Phu Tho People’s Court involving 92 defendants.

After that, the Phu Tho People’s Procuracy appealed the verdict, asking the high-level Hanoi court to review three issues, including the application of aggravating circumstances to 27 defendants and extenuating circumstances to 36 defendants. The procuracy also appealed against the confiscation of money used in gambling of 43 defendants.

Besides, 83 defendants filed appeals or petitions against the verdict.

The online gambling ring through the card game Rikvip/Tip.club was led by Phan Sao Nam and Nguyen Van Duong.

The ring included 25 tier-1 outlets, 5,877 tier-2 outlets and 42,956,718 gambling accounts. It was found to have gained more than 9.85 trillion VND (428.2 million USD) in revenue from online gambling.-VNA

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Gambling at casino hotels in Vietnam used to only allow in foreign players or overseas Vietnamese with a non-Vietnamese passport.

The favorable news for the locals now is that the gambling regulations in Vietnam have been relaxed. According to Decree 03 announced in 2017, the Government decided to allow local Vietnamese wager bets at some casinos issued by competent authorities as part of the investment projects on boosting tourism services and entertainment complexes at Van Don, Quang Ninh, and Phu Quoc.

However, to enter the casino, the players must be of the legal age of 21 or older and have full capacity for civil acts as well as financial capability. Specifically, the gambler must prove that he or she has a minimum stable income of VND 10 million per month.

Gambling Regulations in Vietnam

The sentences for illegal activities are stated in the Law dated June 20, 2017, on Amendments to the Criminal Code 2015 in Article 321 and Article 322.

For gambling operators, they can be fined from VND 20 million to VND 100 million or get a part or all of their assets confiscated. According to the gambling regulations in Vietnam, the offenders who violate one of the following cases shall be sentenced from five to ten years of imprisonment:

a. Being a professional scam artist;
b. Illegally gaining VND 50,000,000 or more;
c. Using the internet, computer networks, telecommunication networks or electronic means to commit the cheat crimes;
d. Repeated offense

Online Gambling is Prohibited in Vietnam

Besides, gamblers who are caught gambling in any illegal forms, winning or losing any amount under VND 50 million, will be fined from VND 10 million to VND 50 million. If caught offending these criminal behaviors again, the level of the fine can get up to VND 100 million or receive the non-custodial sentence from 6 months to 3 years. These sentences can get much stricter for the crimes of serious offenses.

Previously, the only legal form of gambling in Vietnam was the lottery. However, from March 31, 2017, 3 other kinds of gambling were legalized. Those are horse racing, greyhound racing, and football betting. However, these activities are strictly regulated and monitored by the Government, and the details are specified in Decree No. 06/2017/ND-CP.

Summary of Gambling Regulations in Vietnam

Gambling regulation in Vietnam is still a controversial issue. In spite of strict gambling regulations in Vietnam, locals still gamble and bet in various forms. The Government considers gambling addiction as the social ills that can lead to the risk of negative consequences, such as insecurity, and loss of social order and morality.

Many people think that Vietnam should relax more the regulations in gambling and manage it better to gain more benefits on taxes, attractions toward tourism, etc.

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