Article 7 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) * * * * This Law shall apply to China citizens who commit crimes stipulated in this Law outside the territory of People's Republic of China (PRC), but if the maximum penalty stipulated in this Law is fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, they may not be investigated. This Law shall apply to state functionaries and servicemen of People's Republic of China (PRC) who commit crimes stipulated in this Law outside the territory of People's Republic of China (PRC).
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.