Trillion-dong gambling ring busted
Nguyen Tien Hung, 40 years old, is the leader of an online gambling ring in the form of betting, with total transaction value estimated at more than 1,000 billion VND.
On September 22, Hung was being detained by the Criminal Police Department of the Ministry of Public Security to clarify his organization's behavior.gambleas the ringleader. Nine people involved were also investigated.
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| Interface of the gambling website organized by Hung's group. Photo: Screenshot. |
According to the verification results, Hung called for capital contributions to set up an online betting system. After purchasing the main account from a foreign website, Hung hired Duong Manh Tuan to set up and manage intermediary websites with servers located abroad for "gamblers" to bet on sports, casino games...
Players must create an account and deposit money into the system; when they win, they can convert game points into cash.
Tuan confessed that he and a number of people were paid about 400-500 million VND per month to specialize in technical work, supporting players to create accounts and withdraw money converted from game points. In addition, 6 other people were hired to work as consultants and customer care.
Authorities estimate that the gambling ring operated by Hung had 3,888 active accounts since February 2019 with a total transaction amount of more than VND1,000 billion.
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