Leading an inter-provincial betting ring with a transaction value of more than 7,600 billion VND, Bui Khac Hien bought a luxury car S500 and enjoyed a life like a tycoon.

The Ministry of Public Security's Investigation Police Agency is completing the case file to prosecute those involved in organizing gambling and gambling in the form of betting led by Bui Khac Hien (52 years old, Thanh Xuan district, Hanoi).

Since early June, when the Euro football season was about to begin, detectives from the High-Tech Crime Prevention Police Department (C50, Ministry of Public Security) discovered an inter-provincial betting ring with a “huge” amount of money being transacted. Bui Khac Hien was identified as the mastermind, organizing a network of followers in Hai Duong, Hai Phong, Thanh Hoa, etc. Two special projects codenamed 416B and 216C were established by C50 to destroy this ring.

On June 12, the authorities simultaneously searched and arrested Hien and 22 others. The authorities announced that this was an online betting, lottery, and dice game ring, gambling on credit. Unlike the previously busted betting rings that required a deposit for each match to avoid being “cheated out” by the players, Hien’s ring was all “gangsters” so they would pay a certain amount in advance. After about a week, the payment between the gambler and the “bookie” would be made. This form of gambling has therefore attracted many people to participate…

Hien confessed to betting on a website with a server located overseas and an interface in Vietnamese. Wins and losses will be converted into real money to be paid directly to the organizer at a rate of 25,000-100,000 VND/point.

The investigation agency concluded that the ring led by Hien transacted more than 7,600 billion VND.

Search at a branch of the 7,600 billion VND betting line.

"Agents" in the provinces are usually organized in an Internet cafe, equipped with a large screen TV for gamblers to place bets and watch the match directly. Players can come directly or call to place bets between 8pm the previous day and 5am the next morning.

According to investigators, with the huge amount of money from running an online football betting line, Hien bought a Mercedes S500 (worth more than 5 billion VND), enjoyed a rich life, and often had fun at luxurious venues in Hanoi.

During the transactions, Hien rarely showed up and often let his juniors and wife come forward. Authorities seized a Mercedes S500, 200 million VND and many devices used for betting...

In response to the success in dismantling the "huge" betting ring, the Minister of Public Security sent a letter of commendation to the participating forces.

According to VNE