How is gambling criminally punished?
(Baonghean.vn) - Mr. NLH in Nghi Loc district asked, during Tet holiday, there are often gatherings to gamble. So how will gambling be handled?
Article 321 of the 2015 Penal Code (amended and supplemented in 2017) stipulates the Crime of Gambling, as follows:
1. Anyone who illegally gambles in any form, wins or loses in money or in kind worth from VND 5,000,000 to under VND 50,000,000 or under VND 5,000,000 but has been administratively sanctioned for this act or the act specified in Article 322 of this Code or has been convicted of this crime or the crime specified in Article 322 of this Code, has not had his/her criminal record expunged and continues to commit the violation, shall be subject to a fine of VND 20,000,000 to VND 100,000,000, non-custodial reform for up to 03 years or imprisonment from 06 months to 03 years.
2. Committing a crime in one of the following cases shall be punishable by imprisonment from 03 to 07 years:
a) Professional in nature;
b) Money or objects used for gambling worth VND 50,000,000 or more;
c) Using the internet, computer networks, telecommunications networks, and electronic means to commit crimes;
d) Dangerous recidivism.
3. The offender may also be fined from VND 10,000,000 to VND 50,000,000.
Thus, depending on the nature and severity of the crime, illegal gamblers may be prosecuted, investigated, prosecuted and tried with the highest penalty of up to 7 years in prison and may be subject to an additional penalty of a fine of up to 50 million VND.
