1. Article 303 of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China: Anyone who gathers people to gamble or engages in gambling for the purpose of profit shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or surveillance, and shall also be fined. Anyone who opens a casino shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or 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 and not more than ten years, and shall also be fined.
2. According to the "Interpretations of the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate on Several Issues Concerning the Specific Application of Laws in Handling Criminal Gambling Cases":
Article 2: For the purpose of making profits, in the computer network Establishing a gambling website on the Internet or acting as an agent for a gambling website to accept bets falls under the category of "opening a casino" as stipulated in Article 303 of the Criminal Law. ".
Extended information:
According to the "Interpretations of the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate on Several Issues Concerning the Specific Application of Laws in Handling Criminal Cases of Gambling":
p >Article 5: Anyone who commits a gambling crime and falls under any of the following circumstances shall be severely punished in accordance with the provisions of Article 303 of the Criminal Law:
(1) Having the status of a state employee;
(2) Organizing state functionaries to gamble overseas;
(3) Organizing minors to participate in gambling or opening casinos to attract minors to participate in gambling.
Art. Article 7 Anyone who commits bribery or bribery through gambling or providing funds for gambling by state functionaries shall be convicted and punished in accordance with the provisions of the Criminal Law on the crime of accepting bribes.