Legal basis: People's Republic of China (PRC) Criminal Law.
Article 303 Whoever gathers people to gamble or gamble for profit shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or public surveillance and shall also be fined.
Whoever opens a casino shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or public surveillance, and shall also be fined; If the circumstances are serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than ten years and shall also be fined.
Interpretation of the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate on Several Issues Concerning the Specific Application of Laws in Handling Gambling Criminal Cases
Article 1 Whoever, for the purpose of making profits, has one of the following circumstances belongs to "gambling in groups" as stipulated in Article 303 of the Criminal Law:
(1) Organizing three or more people to gamble, and the total profit from tapping has reached more than 5,000 yuan;
(2) Organizing three or more people to gamble, and the amount of gambling funds reaches more than 50,000 yuan;
(3) Organizing more than 3 people to gamble, and the total number of participants in gambling reaches more than 20;
(4) Organizing 10 China citizens to gamble abroad, and collecting kickbacks and referral fees from them.
Article 4 Whoever knowingly provides funds, computer networks, communications, expense settlement and other direct assistance to others shall be punished as gambling crime.
Article 5 Gambling crimes under any of the following circumstances shall be given a heavier punishment in accordance with the provisions of Article 303 of the Criminal Law:
(1) Having the status of national staff;
(2) Organizing state functionaries to gamble abroad;
(3) Organizing minors to participate in gambling, or opening casinos to attract minors to participate in gambling.