Online football betting 'bong88', 7 subjects detained

On December 2, Dong Xoai City Police (Binh Phuoc Province) said they are continuing to detain and investigate the case of 7 subjects who bet on football during the 2022 World Cup. The total amount of money the subjects initially confessed to betting was about 1 billion VND.

The subjects participating in the betting include: NVP (born in 1989, Thuan Thanh 1 hamlet) and D.TS (born in 1998, Thuan Phu 2 hamlet), both in Thuan Phu commune, Dong Phu district; MVT (born in 1988, village 2, Long Hung commune, Phu Rieng district); TNL (born in 2005, Lang Ba hamlet and PHP, born in 2002, quarter 3, both in Tien Thanh ward, Dong Xoai city); HH (born in 2001) and NTGH (born in 2005), both in Phu Xuan quarter, Tan Phu ward, Dong Xoai city.

The subjects were detained for investigation of football betting behavior.

At the police station, the suspects said that on November 20, when the 2022 World Cup began, NVP contacted MVT to access the soccer betting website with the domain name "bong88" with many different accounts. After that, NVP stood up to receive bets from many people, including D.TS.

After receiving the betting contract for NVP, D.TS contacted NTGH and agreed that if anyone wanted to bet on football, they would receive it and hand it over to D.TS to earn commission. Therefore, NTGH received bets from players such as TNL, HH and some others. For HH, in addition to betting with NTGH, he also bet directly with PHP.

The subjects used their phones to text and bet, with the amount of money for each match ranging from 5 to 50 million VND. By the time of their arrest, the subjects had bet a total of about 1 billion VND, with winnings and losses paid through bank accounts.

By November 30, through professional measures, Dong Xoai City Police had arrested and detained the 7 above-mentioned subjects. Currently, Dong Xoai City Police are continuing to investigate and expand the case.