Does lending money to others to play cards count as providing gambling money?
If the lender knows that the borrower gambles, whether it is gambling or not, lending money to others to play cards is regarded as providing gambling funds, and this kind of non-profit entertainment with a small amount of property is not regarded as gambling.
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 4 Whoever knowingly provides funds, computer networks, communications, expense settlement and other direct assistance to others shall be punished as gambling crime.
Article 8 Money and materials used as bets, money and materials exchanged for chips and money and materials obtained from gambling in gambling crimes belong to gambling funds. If a gambling crime is committed through the computer network, the number of points bet or won on the computer network can be multiplied by the actual amount represented by each point to determine the amount of gambling money.
Gambling funds should be recovered according to law; Gambling tools, illegal gambling income and all funds, means of transportation and communication tools used exclusively by gambling criminals shall be confiscated according to law.
Ninth for the purpose of making profits, engage in entertainment activities with a small amount of property, and provide entertainment places such as chess rooms and other places that normally charge fees for services. , shall not be regarded as gambling.
What is the penalty for providing gambling funds to obtain benefits?
Providing gambling funds to obtain benefits is also a gambling participant. If it constitutes a gambling crime, it shall be investigated for criminal responsibility; if it does not constitute a criminal case, it shall be punished as a public security case.
Article 70 of the Law on Public Security Administration Punishment provides conditions for gambling for the purpose of making profits, or participates in gambling in a large amount, and shall be detained for less than 5 days or fined for less than 500 yuan; If the circumstances are serious, they shall be detained for more than 10 and less than 15, and fined for more than 3,000 yuan in 500 yuan.
In fact, from the above analysis, it can be seen that although lending money to others is gambling money while knowing that others are gambling, if you just play cards, it can't be counted as gambling, so you can't provide it. Of course, if playing cards involves a large amount, it is recommended to contact a lawyer.