Legal basis: "Article 33 of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China * * * *, who gathers people to gamble or gamble for the purpose of making profits, 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. Organizing citizens from People's Republic of China (PRC) and People's Republic of China (PRC) to participate in gambling in foreign countries (regions), if the amount is huge or there are other serious circumstances, they 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.