Prosecution of online soccer betting group with 100 billion VND
About 100 billion VND is the amount of betting transactions of subjects in the gambling organization and gambling on the internet, in the form of football betting, occurring in Nam Dinh province and some neighboring provinces that Nam Dinh Provincial Police successfully dismantled on May 20.
On May 23, the Investigation Police Agency of Nam Dinh Province prosecuted the case and prosecuted 5 suspects for organizing gambling and gambling.
Implementing the direction of the Provincial Police Director, the Criminal Police Department coordinated with the Cyber Security and High-Tech Crime Prevention and Control Department to strengthen preventive measures and resolutely combat crimes related to gambling and football betting. Thereby, the two units successfully discovered and destroyed a gambling ring, organized gambling on the internet in the form of football betting; arrested 5 subjects all residing in Nam Dinh City, including: Tran Manh Thang, born in 1983; Nguyen Van Han, born in 1983; Nguyen Minh Tuan, born in 1984; Do Tien Thanh, born in 1982; Nguyen Hoanh Viet, born in 1975. Of which, Tran Manh Thang and Nguyen Van Han were prosecuted for organizing gambling; Nguyen Minh Tuan, Do Tien Thanh and Nguyen Hoanh Viet were prosecuted for gambling.
From February 24, 2025 to May 20, 2025 when discovered and arrested, the total amount of football betting transactions of the subjects was about 100 billion VND.
Although knowing that football betting is a violation of the law, the 5 subjects Thang, Han, Tuan, Thanh, Viet still deliberately violated and made excuses that it was due to lack of legal knowledge and that football betting was just "men's pastime" after each football match. The more they immersed themselves in this pastime, the more they lost; some subjects even borrowed hundreds of millions of dong and now 5 subjects are facing prison sentences. Currently, the Criminal Police Department of Nam Dinh Province Police is continuing to coordinate to investigate and expand this football betting line, clarifying the roles of related subjects.
Nam Dinh Provincial Police warned that people need to be alert to avoid being lured into gambling, and absolutely do not participate in betting in any form. If you discover suspicious individuals related to football betting, please immediately report to the nearest commune, ward or town police or call the hotline of the Criminal Police Department at069.274.1758.
