Gambling is illegal. If caught, you will face various punishments and responsibilities. According to the provisions of China's criminal law, those who aim at illegal profits, or who organize or use illegal casinos to gamble, with a large amount or other serious circumstances, should be punished. Of course, whether to sentence depends on the seriousness of the case. Those detained for gambling shall go through the formalities of obtaining a guarantor pending trial in accordance with the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC). According to this law, the bail system can be applied to people detained for minor crimes. Specifically, bail pending trial refers to a compulsory measure applied to criminal suspects and criminals who do not apply bail pending trial, that is, under the supervision of investigation organs, procuratorial organs or people's courts, the restricted freedom of detainees is temporarily lifted through the guarantee of guarantors. What needs special explanation is that the criminal filing, trial and sentencing of gambling crimes need to be analyzed according to specific cases. Therefore, whether you can get bail pending trial after gambling is arrested needs to be decided according to the case and legal provisions.
Can detained gamblers hire lawyers to provide legal aid? According to the relevant laws and regulations of our country, anyone who is taken compulsory measures according to law has the right to hire a lawyer to provide legal aid. In other words, detained gamblers can also hire lawyers to provide legal aid at an appropriate time to safeguard their legitimate rights and interests.
Gambling is illegal, and once caught, you will face various punishments and responsibilities. If you are caught, you are advised to contact a lawyer in time, cooperate with the investigation and exercise your rights according to law.
Legal basis:
Article 303 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) 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 five 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 five years but not more than ten years and shall also be fined. Whoever organizes People's Republic of China (PRC) citizens to participate in gambling outside the country (territory), if the amount is huge or there are other serious circumstances, shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph. 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.