According to Article 303 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), the crime of gambling refers to the act of gathering people to gamble for the purpose of making profits or taking gambling as a profession. The object of this crime is the socialist social fashion.
Article 303 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) * * * 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.
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Explanations 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 "gathering people to gamble" 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 2 of the 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, for the purpose of making profits, setting up a gambling sites on the computer network or accepting bets on behalf of gambling sites belongs to "opening a casino" as stipulated in Article 303 of the Criminal Law.
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 3 If China citizens gather people to gamble and open casinos in the surrounding areas outside China, with the aim of attracting China citizens as the main source of tourists, which constitutes a gambling crime, they may be investigated for criminal responsibility in accordance with the provisions of the Criminal Law.
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