Vietnam: What are the penalties for fabricating bet tickets or falsifying betting results in order to receive prize?
What is the condition of age for bettors in Vietnam? Who is not allowed to place bets?
Pursuant to Clause 1, Article 7 of Decree 06/2017/ND-CP stipulates as follows:
Bettors
1. Bettors shall be at least 21 year olds and have fully legal capacity as prescribed by law.
At the same time, Clause 2, Article 7, Decree 06/2017/ND-CP stipulates as follows:
Bettors
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2. Persons not allowed to place bets:
a) Persons not satisfying the requirement specified in clause 1 of this Article;
b) Managers, directors and employees of bet-organizing enterprises and their parents, spouses and children must not place bets through the enterprises they work for;
c) Members of the Race surveillance councils of horse races or greyhound races and their parents, spouses and children must not place bets on the races which are under their surveillance;
d) Jockeys, players, referees and their parent, spouse and children must not place bets on races and soccer matches and tournaments that they participate or control;
dd) Persons whose parents, spouses or children who have fully legal capacity or who themselves request the bet-organizing enterprise to prevent them from placing bets;
e) Persons who are liable to criminal prosecution or have incurred penalties which have not been expunged; persons who are incurring the measure of education at reform schools or rehabilitation centers.
Accordingly, the person who is allowed to bet is a person who must be 21 years old.
At the same time, the subjects specified in Clause 2, Article 7 of Decree 06/2017/ND-CP mentioned above are not allowed to bet.
Vietnam: What are the penalties for fabricating bet tickets or falsifying betting results in order to receive prize?
Pursuant to Article 13 of Decree 137/2021/ND-CP stipulates as follows:
Violations regarding obligations of bettors
1. A warning is imposed on intentionally purchasing bet tickets in order to place bets without being eligible for betting operation as per the law.
2. A fine ranging from 30.000.000 VND to 50.000.000 VND is imposed on altering or modifying bet tickets in order to receive prize.
3. A fine ranging from 90.000.000 VND to 100.000.000 VND is imposed on:
a) Fabricating bet tickets in order to receive prize;
b) Fixing betting results;
c) Falsifying betting results.
4. Remedial measures:
Mandated return of illegal revenues generated by the violations under Clause 2 and Clause 3 of this Article to betting service providers.
According to the provisions at point a, clause 3, Article 13 of Decree 137/2021/ND-CP, point c, clause 3, Article 13 of Decree 137/2021/ND-CP and clause 4, Article 13 of Decree 137/2021/ND-CP, players who have acts of fabricating bet tickets or falsifying betting results in order to receive prize may be handled as follows:
- A fine ranging from 90.000.000 VND to 100.000.000 VND
- Mandated return of illegal revenues generated by the violations.
Vietnam: What are the penalties for fabricating bet tickets or falsifying betting results in order to receive prize? (Image from the Internet)
What are the rights and obligations of bettors in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Clause 3, Article 7 of Decree 06/2017/ND-CP and Clause 4, Article 7 of Decree 06/2017/ND-CP stipulating the rights and obligations of bettors as follows:
- Bettors shall have the following rights:
+ Get their wins certified and fully paid out by bet-organizing enterprises according to the announced betting rules;
+ Any bettor being a foreigner or a Vietnamese overseas citizen who wins a bet may buy foreign currencies at a bank which is eligible for foreign exchange transactions to transfer such money abroad according to law on foreign exchange control;
+ Have lawful rights arising from the placement of bets and the confidentiality of personal winning information protected by law;
+ File complaints against the enterprises or denunciations of prize payout results and cheatings and violations committed by the organizing enterprises and relevant entities;
+ Enjoy other lawful benefits prescribed in laws and the announced betting rules.
- Bettors shall have the following obligations:
+ Present identity papers to prove the eligibility to place bets at the request of competent authorities;
+ Comply with law on betting business and the announced betting rules;
+ Fulfill tax obligations towards the State under applicable laws on taxes;
+ Not commit frauds in the course of bet placement;
+ Keep the bet tickets to receive winning prizes.
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