According to statistics compiled by the People's Committee of Hai Duong province, in the past year (from June 15, 2023 to June 14, 2024), the whole province detected and handled 92 cases and 418 subjects related to gambling activities.
From June 15, 2023 to June 14, 2024, the provincial authorities discovered and handled 92 cases and 418 subjects related to gambling activities, of which 28 cases and 135 defendants were prosecuted (of which 4 cases were administratively sanctioned).
Among the 28 cases prosecuted, there were 2 cases with 8 defendants gambling in the form of billiards; 2 cases with 9 defendants gambling in the form of spontaneous cockfighting; 2 cases with 4 defendants gambling in cyberspace; 8 cases with 32 defendants gambling in the form of buying and selling lottery numbers; 14 cases with 82 defendants gambling in the form of cards on a small scale, organized at home.
The police force has administratively punished 64 cases and 279 subjects related to gambling in traditional forms such as cards, billiards, and lottery trading.
Typically, on April 28, 2024, Binh Giang District Police prosecuted 1 case, 3 defendants for organizing gambling and gambling in cyberspace. In this case, Nguyen Ngoc Son (born in 1996, residing in Hanh Lam village, Mai Dong commune, Kim Dong district, Hung Yen) accessed the internet using the "Agent" account on the website "hira88.com" to divide the authority into "member" accounts for himself and others to participate in betting on winning and losing football matches with money with 2,348 times, the total betting points were 439,341 points. Son agreed with the player that 1 point fluctuated from 8,000 - 100,000 VND, 1 COM point (commission point) from 8,000 - 40,000 VND for payment.
On May 3, 2024, the Criminal Police Department (Provincial Police) arrested 5 subjects for gambling in the form of receiving lottery numbers, led by Bui Thi Oanh (born in 1975 in Thuong Dat residential area, Tu Minh ward, Hai Duong city) who agreed to pay the winnings and losses together, and did it together. Oanh and related subjects participated with a gambling amount of more than 132.3 million VND.
According to statistics, those involved in gambling activities are mainly men, do not have stable jobs and are all over 18 years old.
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