What are the fines for betting in football in Vietnam? What is the time limit for criminal prosecution for the act of betting in football in Vietnam?

What are the fines for betting in football in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Clause 2 Article 28 of the Decree 144/2021/ND-CP stipulating illegal gambling:

Illegal gambling;

1. A fine of from VND 200.000 to VND 500.000 shall be imposed for participation in lottery-based gambling:

2. A fine of from VND 1.000.000 to VND 2.000.000 shall be imposed for any of the following violations:

a) Illegally gambling with one of the forms such as “xoc dia”, “ta la”, “to tom”, “tu lo kho”, “tam cuc”, “3 cay”, “tu sac”, “do den”, “co the”, “binh an do 6 la”, “binh xap xam 13 la”, “tien len 13 la”, “da ga”, “tai xiu” or other forms which are lost or won in cash, property or in kind;

b) Gambling with machine or illegal electronic games;

c) Illegally betting in sports competition, entertainment or other activities.

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6. Additional penalties:

a) Confiscate the exhibits and means used for committing administrative violations specified in Clause 1, Clause 2; Points a and b Clause 3 and Points b,c and dd Clauses 4 and 5 of this Article;

b) Suspend operation for 06 - 12 months in case of commission of the violation specified in point d Clause 3 of this Article;

c) Expel foreigners committing the administrative violations specified in Clauses 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 of this Article.

7. Remedial measure:

Enforced return of benefits illegally obtained from the commission of the violation in Clause 1, Clause 2 or Points a and b Clause 3; points b, c and d Clauses 4 and 5 of this Article;”.

Pursuant to Clause 2 Article 4 of the Decree 144/2021/ND-CP stipulating fines:

Maximum fines, organizations incurring administrative penalties

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2. The fines specified in Chapter II of this Decree are imposed upon administrative violations committed by individuals. The fine imposed upon an organization for the same violation shall be twice the fine imposed upon an individual.

As regulated above, betting in football in Vietnam shall carry a fine of from VND 1.000.000 to VND 2.000.000.

Note: The above fine amount is applicable to individuals for their violations. For organizations committing the same violations, the fine amount will be doubled compared to that imposed on individuals.

In addition, the exhibits and means used for committing administrative violations shall be confiscated. Foreigners committing the administrative violations shall be expelled. Benefits illegally obtained from the commission of the violation must be returned.

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What is the imprisonment sentence for betting in football in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 321 of the Criminal Code in 2015 (amended by Clause 120 Article 1 of the Law on amendments to the Criminal Code in 2017) stipulating illegal gambling:

Illegal gambling

1. A person who illegally gambles in any shape or form with the stakes (in cash or kind) assessed at from VND 5,000,000 to under VND 50,000,000, or under VND 5,000,000 despite the fact that he/she has incurred an administrative penalty for the same offence or any of the offences specified in Article 322 hereof or has an unspent conviction for the same offence or any of the offences specified in Article 322 hereof shall be liable to a fine of from VND 20,000,000 to VND 100,000,000, face a penalty of up to 03 year's community sentence or 06 - 36 months' imprisonment.

2. This offence committed in any of the following circumstances carries a penalty of 03 - 07 years' imprisonment:

a) The offence is committed in a professional manner;

b) The stake is assessed at VND ≥ 50,000,000;

c) The offence is committed using the Internet, a computer network, telecommunications network or electronic device;

d) Dangerous recidivism.

3. The offender might also be liable to a fine of from VND 10,000,000 to VND 50,000,000.

As regulated above, a person who illegally bet in footbal shall be prosecuted for illegal gambling.

The offender shall face a penalty of up to 03 year's community sentence or 06 - 84 months' imprisonment.

What is the time limit for criminal prosecution for the act of betting in football in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Clause 2 Article 27 of the Criminal Code in 2015 stipulating time limit for criminal prosecution:

Time limit for criminal prosecution

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2. Time limits for criminal prosecution:

a) 05 years for less serious crimes;

b) 10 years for serious crimes;

c) 20 years for very serious crimes;

d) 20 years for extremely serious crimes.

Pursuant to Article 9 of the Criminal Code in 2015 (amended by Clause 2 Article 1 of the Law on amendments to the Criminal Code in 2017) stipulating classification of crimes:

Classification of crimes

1. Crimes defined in this Code are classified into 04 categories according to their nature and danger to society:

a) Less serious crime means a crime whose danger to society is not significant and for which the maximum sentence defined by this Code is a fine, community sentence (non-custodial), or 03 years' imprisonment;

b) Serious crime means a crime whose danger to society is significant and for which the maximum sentence of the bracket defined by this Code is from over 03 years' to 07 years' imprisonment;

c) Very serious crime means a crime whose danger to society is great and for which the maximum sentence of the bracket defined by this Code is from over 07 years' to 15 years' imprisonment;

d) Extremely serious crime means a crime whose danger to society is enormous and for which the maximum sentence of the bracket defined by this Code is from over 15 years' to 20 years' imprisonment, life imprisonment, or death.

2. Crimes committed by corporate legal entities are classified by their nature and danger to society as prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article. The same are applied to the crimes specified in Article 76 hereof.

As regulated above, the maximum imprisonment sentence for betting in football is 07 years. Therefore, it is a serious crime. Therefore, the time limit for criminal prosecution for the act of betting in football in Vietnam is 10 years.