16 Prohibited acts regarding casino business in Vietnam

16 Prohibited acts regarding casino business in Vietnam (Internet image)

1. What is casino business?

According to Clause 1, Article 2 of Vietnam's Decree 03/2017/ND-CP, the “casino business” is a conditional business which must be licensed by a competent authority to provide prize-winning games on gaming machines and/or gaming tables to serve the entertaining of the entities specified in Article 11 of Decree 03/2017/ND-CP.

2. Prohibited acts regarding casino business in Vietnam

Specifically, in Article 4 of Decree 03/2017/ND-CP, prohibited acts regarding casino business in Vietnam  include:

(1) Running a casino business without a Certificate of eligibility for casino business, excluding those specified in clause 1 Article 62 of Decree 03/2017/ND-CP.

(2) Running a casino business against the Certificate of eligibility for casino business or the Certificate of investment registration, applicable to enterprises specified in clause 1 Article 62 of Decree 03/2017/ND-CP.

(3) Illegally transferring, leasing out or lending out casinos to run casino business.

(4) Falsifying, leasing out, lending out or transferring the Certificate of eligibility for casino business.

(5) Running a casino business while the Certificate of eligibility for casino business or the casino business is suspended according to the decision of a competent authority.

(6) Permitting persons other than those specified in Article 11, Article 12 and Article 14 of Decree 03/2017/ND-CP to enter a casino under any circumstance.

(7) Allowing and/or organize direct betting between gamblers depending on the results of prize-winning games at casinos.

(8) Committing a fraud in the organization of and/or participation in a prize-winning game at a casino.

(9) Performing acts that affect the security and social order and safety at casinos according to laws.

(10) Using gaming machines, gaming tables, token and/or gaming equipment with contents and images which are not permitted by competent inspection authorities.

(11) Misusing the casino business to organize and provide prize-winning games illegally via a computer network, telecommunications network or Internet.

(12) Misusing the casino business to smuggle or transport foreign currency, gold, silver, gemstones and/or precious metals and launder money, finance the terrorism or trade in prostitution.

(13) Certifying the fictitious prize, certify the prize untruly or ultra vires or prevent a gambler from certifying the prize without plausible reasons.

(14) Failure to facilitate or obstruct the inspection and violation handling by security officers or competent authorities.

(15) Failure to provide information or fail to make reports at the request of competent authorities.

(16) Other prohibited acts prescribed in relevant laws.

Thanh Rin

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